September 25, 2006
Minn. Old Republic, Troon Management Corp. and Sentry Rande Yeager, president and CEO of Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., announced the acquisition by Old Republic National Title Holding Company of Troon Management Corp. and Sentry …
September 25, 2006
The nationwide recall of bags of fresh spinach due to the contamination of some brands by the E.coli virus might not have affected Popeye at all—since he ate his essential greens out of a can—but it’s obvious that the nation …
September 25, 2006
The nationwide recall of bags of fresh spinach due to the contamination of some brands by the E. coli virus might not have affected Popeye at all — he ate his essential greens out of a can. However, it’s obvious …
September 25, 2006
Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt, as liquidator of The Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty Co. Ltd., announced that an agreement has been reached with a buyer for HIG. At press time, the commissioner’s office said the name of the buyer was …
September 25, 2006
A California natural foods company has been linked to a nationwide E. coli outbreak that has killed one person and sickened nearly 100 others. Food and Drug Administration officials said that they received reports of illness in 19 states. Twenty-nine …
September 25, 2006
In the next 10 years, the construction business will need to fill more than 180,000 jobs. As the rush to fill these positions advances, workers’ compensation professionals will be challenged along with the construction firms to assure that workplace safety …
September 21, 2006
The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. reaffirmed today that media reports of it being in discussions regarding the possibility of a merger with Zurich Financial Services Group are not true. While the company also reaffirmed that its policy is to …
September 21, 2006
Jim Deal, a 72-year-old Minnesota crop insurance company founder from Anoka County, decided to go big when he recently joined the ranks of major political donors. Angered by Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s record on taxes, Deal didn’t parcel out his money …
September 19, 2006
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) recently awarded Pricilla “Cilla” Hughes, manager, Hope Mutual Insurance Company, Tyler, Minn., the Professional Farm Mutual Manager (PFMM) of the Year Award during the NAMIC Farm Mutual Conference business meeting. The award …
September 19, 2006
The company whose fresh spinach was linked to an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 109 people in several states including Indiana said its organic products had been cleared of contamination, while health officials continued working to pinpoint …