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Narragansett Bay, Hanover Narragansett Bay Insurance Co., a member of Pawtucket Insurance Group, has agreed to take over the Rhode Island homeowners insurance business of Hanover Insurance Co. The transaction involves approximately 1,500 Rhode Island homeowners represented by 72 independent …

Figures

1696 Insurance companies are the litigation champions confronting an average of 1,696 lawsuits, spanning from product liability and environmental class actions to directors and officers claims, and even coverage fights over hurricanes and terrorist attacks, according to a new survey …

Business Moves

OneBeacon, QBE OneBeacon Insurance Group completed its renewal rights and asset sale agreement to transfer its agricultural division to QBE the Americas, a wholly owned division of QBE Insurance Group Ltd., for approximately $32 million. From offices in Kansas, the …

Business Moves

OneBeacon, QBE OneBeacon Insurance Group completed its renewal rights and asset sale agreement to transfer its agricultural division to QBE the Americas, a division of QBE Insurance Group Ltd., for approximately $32 million. From offices in Kansas, the new division …

Insurance Fraud Charges Filed Against Neb. Glass Company Owner

Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning and state Insurance Director Tim Wagner announced 10 insurance fraud charges were filed against James Almond III, owner of Viking Glass in Omaha. Almond allegedly submitted fake invoices for auto glass repair and replacement to …

Neb. Supreme Court Ruling on Liability Changes 25 Years of Case Law

North Platte, Nebraka’s skate park is closed until further notice because of a state Supreme Court decision about liability and insurance coverage. The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled in late September that cities could be held liable for any injuries or …

Berkshire Hathaway Most Expensive U.S. Stock

The most expensive stock in the United States passed a unique plateau, as the price for a Class A share of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. briefly surpassed $100,000. The shares closed up $1,296, or 1.3 percent, at $98,995 on …

The Commissioners

Washington’s Mike Kreidler: Making the insurance market work The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner is a vigorous protector of consumers under the leadership of Commissioner Mike Kreidler. From maintaining a trust relationship between consumers and insurers, to implementing new …

Mike Kreidler, Washington, Insurance Commissioner

The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner is a vigorous protector of consumers under the leadership of Commissioner Mike Kreidler. From maintaining a trust relationship between consumers and insurers, to implementing new legislation to reduce medical malpractice, Kreidler said it’s …

Insurance in Neb. family for 100 years

It isn’t unusual for a farm to be owned and worked by the same family for 100 years. It’s more unusual for a small-town business to be in its fourth generation of the same family, an accomplishment being celebrated by …