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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. Insurance Intermediary E&O Market Detail: Quadrant Insurance Managers makes available a professional liability program designed …

Chicago’s Mayor Hits AIG Bailout; Other Midwest Officials More Positive

Midwestern reaction to the bail out of insurance giant American International Group (AIG) varies by regions and officials. In Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is not happy about the Federal Reserve Bank’s decision to provide an $85 million bailout of insurance …

Former North Dakota Workers’ Comp Executive Challenges Firing

A former North Dakota workers’ compensation executive claims in a lawsuit that agency attorneys and board members plotted to fire him for talking to investigators about possible crimes at Workforce Safety and Insurance (WSI). In court papers, lawyers for WSI …

North Dakota AG Says Workers’ Comp Board Talk Violated Law

North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says members of a North Dakota workers’ compensation panel broke the law with private discussions about raising their own pay. Stenehjem says an e-mail exchange between two board members about the pay changes should …

North Dakota Awarded $5 Million Construction Contract for Flood Project

The Army Corps of Engineer says it has awarded a $5 million construction contract for a Fargo, North Dakota flood project. The corps says the contract is going to Rising Sun Construction, Inc., of Fargo for a project in the …

Workers’ Comp Proposal to be on North Dakota November Ballot

North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger says a proposal to change how North Dakota’s workers compensation agency is run will be on the statewide ballot in November. Jaeger says he has reviewed petitions submitted by the measure’s supporters, and …

N. D. Crews to Provide Hurricane Aid

Some North Dakotans are heading to the Gulf Coast, to provide help in areas hit by Hurricane Gustav. Randy Fischer with Ringdahl EMS says ambulances and emergency response personnel from Jamestown and Lisbon are part of a larger North Dakota-Minnesota …

People

Aon Corporation recently announced that Karen Reutter has joined Aon Construction Services Group in a newly created position of senior vice president. Based in Minneapolis, Reutter is one of a number of strategic hires employed by Aon Construction Services Group …

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. Commercial Property Market Detail: RISC brings to market a commercial property program designed for a …

N.D. Judge Denies New Trial in Bad Faith Case Against American Family

A judge has upheld the verdict in the case of a North Dakota couple who were awarded more than $2 million in a lawsuit against an insurance company. Timothy and Sylvia Moore of Mountain sued American Family Insurance after fire …