June 16, 2008
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. Custom Home Builders Market Detail: Lemac & Associates, a division of Risk Placement Services Inc. …
June 16, 2008
State police say a Waterville man was injured after crashing his car on I-95 in the latest wrong-way crash on a Maine interstate. State Trooper Jeffrey Beach says the driver, 29-year-old Richard Crowley, suffered injuries including head trauma when his …
June 13, 2008
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford vetoed a proposal that would have given tax breaks for installing fire sprinklers — a measure approved after a Charleston furniture store blaze that killed nine firefighters in 2007. The Republican governor said in a …
June 12, 2008
Gov. Mark Sanford signed a bill meant to make South Carolina’s roads safer for bicyclists. The new law requires vehicles to stay a safe distance from bicycles. Drivers who harass cyclists or throw something at them can be charged with …
June 12, 2008
Director Scott Richardson and staff from the South Carolina Department of Insurance will meet with Charleston area residents to discuss coastal insurance issues on June 12 to discuss the status of the state’s coastal insurance market place. The public meeting …
June 11, 2008
The South Carolina Medical Association launched its new subsidiary, the South Carolina Physician Assurance Co. The new insurance company will provide medical malpractice coverage to qualifying physicians who are members of the SCMA and to their extenders and the entities …
June 10, 2008
Fitch Ratings has upgraded its ratings on the Massachusetts-based Commerce Group, Inc. (CGI) and its subsidiaries, and has assigned them a stable outlook: The following ratings are affected: Commerce Group, Inc.: Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘A’ from ‘BBB+’; $300 …
June 9, 2008
Teenage drivers’ cellphone use edged higher in North Carolina after the state enacted a cellphone ban for young drivers, a new Institute study finds. This is the case even though young drivers and their parents said they strongly support the …
June 9, 2008
South Carolina-based insurance brokerage and consulting firm, Rosenfeld Einstein, added Debby Jefferson as a commercial account manager in the firm’s Property & Casualty Insurance Group. Jefferson joins the firm with more than 25 years of professional experience at Liberty Mutual …
June 6, 2008
Veteran law enforcement officer Mark Keel said he is ready to get started as the new director of the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, an agency under fire recently for allegations of trooper misconduct. Keel, a 30-year veteran of …