March 23, 2007
Like many northern New Englanders, Burlington, Vermont contractor Greg Giro likes to make an occasional trip to take in some big-city life in Montreal. But increasingly, they are being targeted by car thieves, say Canadian authorities and a U.S. insurance …
March 14, 2007
The state Department of Public Utility Control has concluded that despite federal government objections, it has the authority to investigate the release of thousands of phone records to the National Security Agency. The DPUC, in a draft decision Monday, said …
March 13, 2007
Gov. Jim Douglas authorized the mobilization of a National Guard task force to assist the City of Montpelier, Vt. with preparations for a potential flood. It is estimated that the soldiers, working with the specially designed machine, can produce approximately …
March 12, 2007
Nursing Home Liability Nuts & Bolts: Quadrant Insurance Managers, a national management general agency, has expanded its nursing home liability product into Texas. This product offers professional and general liability coverage to Texas and Florida nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities); …
March 12, 2007
Markel Insurance Co. named Thomas K. “Smitty” Smith as vice president of marketing. Smith joins Markel after three years as senior vice president and managing director of the Richmond branch of Riggs, Counselman, Michaels & Downes, which he established. Before …
March 12, 2007
Winter storms force farmers and ranchers to take a close look at how to protect their revenue In the wake of the devastating January 2007 agricultural events, including the citrus freeze in California and the Colorado livestock blizzard, farmers and …
March 12, 2007
Markel Insurance Co. named Thomas K. “Smitty” Smith as vice president of marketing. Smith joins Markel after three years as senior vice president and managing director of the Richmond branch of Riggs, Counselman, Michaels & Downes, which he established. Before …
March 12, 2007
Nursing Home Liability Nuts & Bolts: Quadrant Insurance Managers, a national management general agency, has expanded its nursing home liability product into Texas. This product offers professional and general liability coverage to Texas and Florida nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities); …
March 12, 2007
In the wake of the devastating January 2007 agricultural events, including the citrus freeze in California and the Colorado livestock blizzard, farmers and ranchers are looking for answers — hard answers dealing with their economic survival. In California alone, damage …
March 12, 2007
A legislative panel has given its approval to a bill to require cigarette makers to sell only self-extinguishing cigarettes in Maine. The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on Friday unanimously approved a bill that would add Maine to the …