July 6, 2009
Crews are testing residential yards near W.R. Grace & Co.’s former insulation factory in Spokane, Wa., for asbestos fibers that can cause cancer. The work was prompted by the recent declaration of Libby, Mont., as a public health emergency. For …
July 6, 2009
Montana’s Department of Insurance is now handling the operations of the Surplus Lines Stamping Office, duties it assumed from the Montana Surplus Lines Agent’s Association. Under the change, the DOI will directly review and process surplus lines submissions, verify that …
July 6, 2009
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. Fire & Water Restoration Contractors Market Detail: USAssure Insurance Services Inc. offers a fire and …
June 23, 2009
The City of Bozeman, Mont., decided to abruptly suspend its practice of asking job seekers for the user names and passwords to their Internet social networking and Web groups such as YouTube and Facebook. The city said the practice “appears …
June 22, 2009
Montana’s Department of Insurance is now handling the operations of the Surplus Lines Stamping Office. Under the change, the agency will directly review and process surplus lines submissions, verify that agents are licensed, determine the applicable stamping fee owed, and …
June 15, 2009
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. Contractors General Liability Market Detail: London American Risk Specialists Inc. brings agents a commercial general …
June 15, 2009
The Montana Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of three people who suffered permanently disabling injuries at work and are seeking to receive worker’s compensation benefits after they reach retirement age. Jim Hunt, attorney for the three employees, pointed …
June 10, 2009
Liberty Mutual Group’s Agency Markets business unit announced that one of its member companies, Liberty Northwest, has sold the renewal rights for most of its direct-sold workers’ compensation policies written in Idaho, Montana and Oregon. Going forward, Liberty Northwest will …
June 1, 2009
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. Staffing Firms Market Detail: World Wide Specialty Programs was founded 40 years ago to provide …
May 26, 2009
The Dallas Cowboys used advice from a man who falsified his educational credentials and served federal prison time for drug trafficking to make major structural reinforcements to a practice facility whose collapse injured a dozen people. The Dallas Morning News …