October 11, 2005
A State Act Workers’ Compensation program designed for marinas, boat dealers, boat repairers, boat yards and boat builders that only require State Act coverage has been introduced by LIG Marine Managers of St. Petersburg, Fla. The program is available in …
October 7, 2005
Boyce Oglesby, a senior deputy commissioner of North Carolina Insurance Department is stepping down this month after an audit questioned spending and decisions related to a trust for insolvent insurance companies. Oglesby, who oversees the agency’s Regulatory Actions Division, will …
October 6, 2005
Although now a depression, what was once Tropical Storm Tammy flooded homes and roads in parts of Georgia Wednesday night and into Thursday. The storm brought down trees and power lines, leaving more than 16,500 utility customers without power from …
October 5, 2005
Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna is expanding its Aetna Workers’ Comp Access network into six additional markets, adding to the more than 190,000 physicians and health care professionals and 900 hospitals currently participating in 11 other markets. AWCA offers a network access …
October 5, 2005
With more than a month left in the hurricane season, folks in Florida shouldn’t be surprised that someone is once again knocking on their door. Tropical Storm Tammy gained formation Wednesday off Florida’s east coast, moving forecasters to issue warnings …
October 4, 2005
New Jersey-based Professional Risk Solutions (PRS), a wholesale brokerage insurance firm specializing in executive and professional liability insurance products, has opened a full-service office in Fort Myers, Fla. The addition of the Fort Myers office is the first step in …
October 3, 2005
As the United States’ total population creeps up on the 300 million mark, no one can call the residential construction industry a dying breed. The continuous need for housing is apparent in the nation’s fastest growing states, where new residential …
October 3, 2005
As the recent theft of a 3,000-pound roller from a Pennsylvania high school in Beaver County demonstrates, anything and everything can be stolen from a construction site. The huge, slow-moving piece of machinery vanished one weekend this summer from Beaver …
October 3, 2005
Nuts & Bolts: General Casualty Ins. Cos. enhanced their commercial coverages and capacity becoming a market for additional manufacturing lines of business. The Sun Prairie, Wis.-based property and casualty insurer is now looking to write accounts with property values up …
October 3, 2005
As the United States’ total population creeps up on the 300 million mark, no one can call the residential construction industry a dying breed. The continuous need for housing is apparent in the nation’s fastest growing states, where new residential …