MyNewmarkets.com, the Web site with a searchable online directory that brings together agents seeking property/casualty insurance markets with the market providers, is expanding its content to include in-depth analysis and reporting on technical and coverage issues. Christopher J. Boggs has …
A U.S. House of Representatives committee is planning a review of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration as a result of recent construction deaths in Las Vegas and other major cities. Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., said a workforce protection subcommittee …
Arkansas Workers’ comp premium rates in Arkansas will continue on the declining path they have followed since the state passed workers’ compensation legislative reform in 1993, when a 12.8 percent rate decrease takes effect on July 1, 2008. Arkansas Insurance …
Workplaces are getting safer each year; but that doesn’t mean the cost of workers’ comp coverage will decline Ongoing efforts to curb workplace injuries have made substantial progress in most parts of the country. That’s good news for employees, of …
The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Pizza Delivery Program Market Detail: IPC offers hired and non-owned auto coverage for food delivery …
Federal officials say a Chicago-based company is recalling beef products distributed in 11 states because of possible E. coli contamination. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday, May 17th that no illnesses have been reported from the meat, produced …
Existing carriers call high risk exemption for newcomers unfair; agents say Progressive’s Web site misleads After a month of operating under a new managed competition system for auto insurance, Massachusetts is seeing competition heat up — at least over rules …
Federal investigators have concluded that a lack of company safeguards such as alarms and automatic shutoffs led to a massive chemical plant explosion in Danvers. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board is expected to issue a report Tuesday that confirms solvent …
A jury in Vermont has awarded $8.7 million in damages to a former altar boy who sued the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington over sexual abuse he says he suffered at the hands of a priest. The man, now a …
The Main Street America Group, a regional property/casualty insurer based in Jacksonville, Fla. that writes business up and down the East Coast, is expanding to the Midwest. The insurer said it has agreed to acquire Great Lakes Casualty Insurance Co., …
