December 4, 2005
TD Banknorth, Boothby & Bartlett TD Banknorth Inc. is expanding its insurance presence in central Maine by purchasing Boothby & Bartlett Company, a community insurance agency in Waterville, Maine. The acquisition is scheduled to close in December. The insurance firm …
December 4, 2005
GAB Robins, the international claims services firm, announced that Edward G. Troy has been named president and chief executive officer of the GAB Robins Group of Companies. Before joining GAB Robins, Troy served as president of ESIS, a risk management …
December 4, 2005
Florida has survived eight hurricanes in 15 months, but more destruction is coming, according to experts at last month’s National Catastrophe Insurance Summit in Burlingame, Calif. It’s just a matter of time, said the speakers, who forecast dramatic scenarios resulting …
December 4, 2005
Florida has survived eight hurricanes in 15 months, but more destruction is coming, according to risk modeling companies and economists who spoke at the recent National Catastrophe Insurance Summit. It’s just a matter of time, said the speakers, who forecast …
December 1, 2005
Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler has asked that a plan for reassignment of auto insurance producers doing business with the state’s residual market, Commonwealth Auto Reinsurers, be delayed. In response to criticism by several insurers of the proposed formula for …
December 1, 2005
The FBI today has formed The Gate Cutters Jewelry Task Force to partner with local police and the gem industry in trying to catch a team that has burglarized more than 50 jewelry stores on the East Coast, often by …
November 30, 2005
The physician-led traffic safety advocacy group called End Needless Death on Our Roadways (END), and the National Safety Council, released their annual list of the 15 deadliest states in the country for impaired driving and reported that 13 states have …
November 30, 2005
Massachusetts-based Allmerica Financial Corp., whose name and NYSE ticker symbol will change to “The Hanover Insurance Group Inc.” and “THG,” respectively, effective Dec. 1, 2005, announced estimated gross pre-tax catastrophe losses of approximately $5 million related to Hurricane Wilma. The …
November 28, 2005
TD Banknorth Inc. announced is expanding its insurance presence in central Maine by purchasing Boothby & Bartlett Company, a community insurance agency in Waterville, Maine. The acquisition is scheduled to close in December. The insurance firm will become part of …
November 23, 2005
The choice of medical care providers to treat injured workers by either workers or their employer not only impacts medical costs but also a variety of outcomes for injured workers, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research …