The survivors of four Blackwater Worldwide contractors killed in a grisly ambush in Iraq five years ago have suffered another setback in their legal battle with the company. A federal administrative law judge in North Carolina ruled the children of …
Devastating “From what I saw today, it was incredible, and we only saw a very small portion today. If you extrapolate that over the entire geographic area that is impacted by Kentucky, it’s a devastating situation for the state.” —Acting …
Burnett Holdings, QBE New Orleans-headquartered insurance wholesaler Burnett Holdings Inc. (Burnett) was acquired by QBE Holdings Inc. (QBE), part of Sydney, Australia-based QBE Insurance Group, effective Dec. 31, 2008. The company will continue to operate under the name of Burnett …
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Richard G. “Dick” Clarke, senior vice president of J. Smith Lanier & Co. in West Point, Ga., has been elected 2009 president of RiskProNet International, a network of 25 independent insurance brokers in North America. Clarke is a veteran of …
A federal jury has awarded $50,000 to a North Carolina construction worker who says co-workers hurled racial epithets at him, shot nails toward him and even tried to hang him on a job site. The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that 29-year-old …
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Merchants National Insurance Company, a wholly-owned excess and surplus lines subsidiary of Merchants Insurance Group, began accepting new business on Feb. 1, 2009. The company reported as of that date it has been approved in 10 states. The …
The survivors of four Blackwater Worldwide contractors killed in a grisly ambush in Iraq five years ago have suffered yet another setback in their legal battle with the company. A federal administrative law judge in North Carolina ruled last week …
The North Carolina General Assembly already has passed a law barring teenagers from talking on a cell phone while driving. Now some legislators want to stop all drivers from text messaging. Some House members scheduled a Legislative Building news conference …
National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group (NCIC) specializing in general liability insurance for licensed residential and commercial general and artisan contractors, has redomesticated to Montana, effective February 5, 2009. NCIC writes the difficult Classes: Roofers, Foundations, Excavators, …
