Swett & Crawford appointed Meredith Dyson as senior vice president. Dyson, who will assist the company with its marketing efforts and other related activities, will be based in New York. Most recently, Dyson was with Mercator Risk Services Inc. as …
The Young Agents of North Carolina have raised $70,000 to fund the construction of a Habitat for Humanity house. The Young Agents are partnering with Habitat for Humanity of Wake County. During the past year, the Independent Insurance Agents of …
The North Carolina Labor Department says workplace deaths dropped 29 percent statewide in 2007, down to 46 from 65 the year before. The leading cause of workplace death was being crushed, with those accidents having claimed 18 lives last year. …
North Carolina’s automobile insurance rates are among the country’s lowest, but a special pool covering motorists for hundreds of thousands of vehicles doesn’t work very well, industry officials told lawmakers Wednesday. A General Assembly committee met for the first time …
Cardella Cummings’ car wreck left her dizzy and confused. Her insurance paid for the damage, but not because the accident was her fault. “I thought you had to have insurance because it’s the law,” the 54-year-old Chattanooga resident said of …
Peoria, Ill.-based RLI added Mike Robinson as southeast regional manager for its Executive Products Group at the company’s newly established Alpharetta, Ga. office. Robinson will be responsible for the management of EPG’s Financial Products Policies including, but not limited to, …
North Carolina state and local law enforcement officers issued citations to 4,367 motorists for driving while impaired during the Holiday “Booze It & Lose It” campaign, according to Gov. Mike Easley. The campaign, which ran from Nov. 30, 2007, to …
Gov. Kathleen Blanco and Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon handed out grants Jan. 11 to property insurance companies that are receiving a total of $29 million from a state government program aimed at getting more insurers to write policies in south …
Giant insurance broker Marsh announced changes to its global organizational structure as well as several senior management appointments. Marsh said its global insurance broking business will be consolidated into two geographic divisions: U.S./Canada and International. As part of this combination, …
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