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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. Fire Protection Contractors Market Detail: McNeil & Co. brings agents the FireWatch Program. This is …

New Hampshire Governor Wants Worker Charged with Fraud Suspended

New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch is calling for a state worker to be suspended after she pleaded guilty to insurance fraud in a previous job. Raye Ellen Douville is scheduled to be sentenced for insurance fraud in April after she …

Jury Clears Volkswagen in Car Crash That Paralyzed Vermont Man

A jury says Volkswagen isn’t to blame for the injuries suffered by a Vermont man in a 2002 wreck that paralyzed him. The suit stemmed from a Christmas Eve accident in Hanover, New Hampshire, in which a 1999 Jetta driven …

Business Moves

Eastern Insurance, Rosemary Walker Natick, Massachusetts-based Eastern Insurance Group, the insurance agency subsidiary of Eastern Bank, has acquired Rosemary Walker Insurance Agency in Danvers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Rosemary Walker was founded in 1970. Eastern said the …

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. High-Value Homeowners’ Protection Market Detail: Irwin Siegel Agency Inc. brings agents access to AIG’s Private …

Auto Deaths Decline in 40 States; Less Driving, More Seat Belt Use Cited

Automobile fatalities declined in 40 states in 2008, according to a survey of state highway safety agencies, an early sign that traffic deaths could dip to their lowest levels in four decades. The Governors Highway Safety Association, which represents state …

S&P Withdraws, Affirms Ratings of Several ‘Minor AIG Subsidiaries’

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has announced various ratings actions on several subsidiaries of the American International Group. “These actions follow AIG’s decision to revise or terminate guarantees,” explained credit analyst Rodney Clark. “The guarantees had provided the basis for …

Eastern Insurance Acquires Rosemary Walker Agency in Massachusetts

Natick, Massachusetts-based Eastern Insurance Group has acquired Rosemary Walker Insurance Agency in Danvers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Rosemary Walker was founded in 1970. Eastern said the acquisition will increase its customer base north of Boston, where it …

It Figures

$5.9 Million Fined levied by Connecticut officials against a man who runs businesses paying for hole-in-one prizes on behalf of clients. The state Insurance Department says Kevin Kolenda’s businesses equated to illegally offering insurance without a license. The state says …

Louisiana Ranks Highly in Highway Safety Report

A report recently released by the Washington, D.C.-based Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety included Louisiana in list of 15 states to have made progress in enacting key highway safety laws. Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas did not fare so well. …