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Lloyd’s of London announced that Julian James, its director-worldwide markets, will be leaving at the end of April to join Lockton International. James has been responsible for all Lloyd’s commercial activities outside the UK, including the management of its 72 …

New Markets

Apartment Property Program Nuts & Bolts: Houston-based London American Risk Specialists Inc. has an Apartment Property Program endorsed by the National Apartment Association. The program is available in the continental United States. Highlights of the program include: competitive rates on …

Bermuda Monetary Authority Confirms Increased Incorporation Activity

A bulletin from the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) confirmed that the island had “recorded a three-year high for (re)insurance company incorporations during 2006, with an almost 10 percent increase in the number of new (re)insurance companies incorporated in the jurisdiction …

Bankers Report Fraudulent Purchases Following TJX Credit Data Theft

Customer data stolen from TJX Cos. outside Boston by computer hackers has been used to make fraudulent debit card and credit card purchases in the United States and overseas, according to the Massachusetts Bankers Association. The fraudulent purchases have been …

Vermont Captive Insurance Industry Continues to Expand

“Steady and sustained growth,” is how Vermont officials described 2006’s final tally for captive insurance as 37 new captive insurance entities were licensed. New to the nation’s largest captive insurer domicile, include such well-known companies as Starbucks Corp., McGraw-Hill, Principal …

Mich. Becomes 29th State to Join Interstate Compact

Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm has signed legislation permiting Michigan to join the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact Commission, making Michigan the 29th state to join the Commission. Created through the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the Commission provides participating …

Northeast Nuke Plants Alerted After Minn. Plant Problem

Four Northeast nuclear power plants have been alerted to check for potential safety problems following a failure at a sister plant here that caused a shutdown. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission notified managers of the four plants because they’re similar in …

Insurer to Investigate Vermont Diocese’s Handling of Priest Sex Abuse

An insurance company for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington wants to investigate the church’s conduct in 27 cases of alleged child sex abuse by a former priest before paying the costs of litigation associated with them. The state’s Roman …

New Markets

Real Estate Agents and Brokers E&O Nuts & Bolts: London American Professional Liability LLC a program administrator and MGA, introduced a new program for real estate agents and brokers errors and omissions. The program is being offered in most states …

It Figures

$20 billion The federal flood insurance program may be going broke after incurring $20 billion in debt from recent storms like Hurricane Katrina. But that hasn’t stopped politicians from trying to extend the taxpayer-subsidized coverage for some of the riskiest …