November 18, 2007
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November 18, 2007
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) elected new officers during its annual meeting in Boston recently. Robert Joyce, chairman and chief executive officer of Westfield Group, was elected as the association’s new chair; John Blackburn, CEO of Country …
November 18, 2007
People Lockton Companies LLC appointed Frank Scardino as president of the company’s Dallas property and casualty operation. In his new position, Scardino is responsible for setting the vision and long-term strategies for the insurance broker’s risk management and consulting business. …
November 18, 2007
Today’s top CSRs possess indispensable attributes, including good communication skills, trust, integrity, and more Agencies that offer their employees the option of working remotely achieve an advantage when it comes to attracting and retaining top-notch CSRs. Considering how their jobs …
November 15, 2007
Manhasset, N.Y.-based NIF Group, Inc., a program administrator and specialty brokerage firm, recently announced that NOVA Casualty will offer a new market for social service agencies. NIF Group will underwrite the program on behalf of NOVA Casualty. “Given our commitment …
November 12, 2007
State lawmakers are considering whether to offer financial help to victims of a deadly interstate bridge collapse, who face mounting medical bills and other costs. A joint House-Senate subcommittee met Friday (Nov. 9) to hear from collapse victims, lawyers, state …
November 12, 2007
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has placed its ‘BBB’/’A-2’ counterparty credit rating on Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC) on CreditWatch with negative implications. S&P said it considered MMC’s third-quarter earnings to be “well below expectations, as highlighted by consolidated operating …
November 9, 2007
Authorities are blaming a fire that caused more than $1 million in damage to two downtown buildings earlier this week on a Virginia, Minn. man who got angry when a women took his money for marijuana but didn’t deliver the …
November 6, 2007
The state of Nebraska discriminated against its black employees because state workers who live in Lincoln and Omaha were offered inferior health insurance than their counterparts in other parts of the state, according to a lawsuit. The lawsuit, to be …
November 5, 2007
Wayzata, Minn.-based Cargill Inc. says it is recalling more than 1 million pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, the second time in less than a month it has voluntarily recalled beef that may have …