September 5, 2008
Taxpayers should be off the hook for any damages stemming from claims of police misconduct related to the Republican National Convention under a first-of-its-kind agreement. The deal required the Republican Party’s host committee to buy insurance covering up to $10 …
September 5, 2008
The Minneapolis Golf Club says it has reached an $8 million settlement with the family of Abigail Taylor, the 6-year-old girl who was fatally wounded by a swimming pool drain. Taylor died of injuries she suffered last summer when she …
September 2, 2008
Some North Dakotans are heading to the Gulf Coast, to provide help in areas hit by Hurricane Gustav. Randy Fischer with Ringdahl EMS says ambulances and emergency response personnel from Jamestown and Lisbon are part of a larger North Dakota-Minnesota …
September 1, 2008
Aon Corporation recently announced that Karen Reutter has joined Aon Construction Services Group in a newly created position of senior vice president. Based in Minneapolis, Reutter is one of a number of strategic hires employed by Aon Construction Services Group …
September 1, 2008
Community Financial Insurance Center, Monroe, La., hired Jeanette F. Credo as senior vice president for its new Financial Institutions Division for the states of Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi. Credo will establish and manage a Baton Rouge-based office, which will be …
September 1, 2008
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. Commercial Property Market Detail: RISC brings to market a commercial property program designed for a …
August 22, 2008
Natural catastrophe legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and pending in the U.S. Senate would create a multi-billion dollar burden on taxpayers in at least 20 states, according to a new study released yesterday. The federal legislation would …
August 21, 2008
F5 Tornado damage in Parkersburg, Iowa, May 25, 2008. Tornado damage, Windsor, Colo. Prior to 1990, the average number of tornadoes per year in the Continental US was 772. In the period from 1990 through 2007, the average was 1,215. …
August 21, 2008
Declarations “[W]ith Oklahoma City having a higher metropolitan population, I thought it would have been the other way around.” – Officer Craig Murray of the Tulsa Police Department. A recent report showed Oklahoma City drivers are less likely than Tulsa …
August 21, 2008
New Markets 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. Builders Risk and Affiliated Exposures Market Detail: Atlantic Risk Specialists (www.arspecialists.com) brings builders …