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New Markets Excess Auto Liability Nuts & Bolts: Freberg Environmental Inc. announced an excess automobile liability program designed to provide excess limits over FEI’s hazardous material and hazardous waste trucking program with Arch Insurance Group. The Arch program provides a …

Northeast states fair well in legal system fairness rankings by Chamber of Commerce

Northeast states fared fairly well in the latest U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranking of states’ civil justice systems, with several in the top 10 favorites. The survey ranks states from best to worst on legal fairness based on a survey …

Business Moves

First Bank, Adrian N. Baker & Co. First Bank, a Missouri state chartered bank and wholly owned subsidiary of First Banks Inc. headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., and Clayton, Mo.-based insurance brokerage Adrian N. Baker & Company, announced that First …

New Markets

Excess Auto LiabilityTITLE: Nuts & Bolts: Freberg Environmental Inc. announced an excess automobile liability program designed to provide excess limits over FEI’s hazardous material and hazardous waste trucking program with Arch Insurance Group. The Arch program provides a maximum limit …

Southeast states lagging in legal system fairness rankings by Chamber of Commerce

Southeast states didn’t fare well in the latest U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranking of states’ civil justice systems. North Carolina came in as number 10 in the top 10 favorites; while West Virginia was at the bottom of the list. …

New Markets

New Markets Excess Auto Liability Nuts & Bolts: Freberg Environmental Inc. has announced an excess automobile liability program. The program is designed to provide excess limits more than FEI’s hazardous material and hazardous waste trucking program with Arch Insurance Group. …

Okla. State Senate Passes Interstate Insurance Compact

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland reported that the state senate passed the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact, a measure Holland said was a priority for her, by a vote of 42-0. The measure passed the Oklahoma House unanimously in February. …

Venture Names Jim Shaffer Midwest, Central Regional Vice President

Venture Insurance Programs, based West Chester, Pa., announced that James M. Shaffer has been named regional vice president, Midwest and Central Regions. According to the Venture written statement, Shaffer will be responsible for identifying new business opportunities and marketing Venture’s …

AOL Ad Revenue Class Action Suit Settled for $2.6 Billion

A judge has approved a $2.65 billion (euro2.18 billion) class-action settlement of claims that advertising revenue was counted in a fraudulent manner prior to the merger of America Online Inc. and Time Warner Inc. U.S. District Judge Shirley Wohl Kram …

Case Law Watch

Actions and Proceedings Northwestern National Insurance Company v Carlson Minn. App. March 7, 2006) Ruling: An insured’s cause of action against a liability insurer for breach of its contractual duty to indemnify does not accrue, and, therefore, the statute of …