Up and down the East coast, much of the most interesting local insurance news in 2005 took place in the courts of law and not in the court of public opinion. A New Jersey Supreme Court ruling allowing people who …
Bollinger, MLW Services Bollinger Inc. has acquired MLW Services Inc. of New York. The principals of MLW, Andrew Marks, president and CEO, Bert Linder, executive vice president and Chuck Weisblum, chairman, will continue in executive capacities with Bollinger. According to …
From New England to Virginia, courts and juries made insurance headlines Up and down the East coast, much of the most interesting local insurance news in 2005 took place in the courts of law and not in the court of …
Welcome to Insurance Journal’s 2006 National Directory of Excess, Surplus and Specialty Markets, Volume 1. This exclusive biannual market directory has been designed to assist independent agents and brokers in the task of placing difficult or unusual risks. For ease-of-use …
Cynthia Hardy Young has been appointed president of Encompass Insurance. She replaces Douglas Wendt, who announced his decision to retire after 32 years of service. Young joined Allstate in October, 2005 as the assistant vice president of product operations for …
Around this time last year, when New Hampshire reported a dramatic increase in motorcycle accident deaths, the state announced it was working on a safety campaign directed specifically at motorcyclists. A $100,000 campaign pleaded for caution by bikers and other …
TD Banknorth Inc. has finalized its acquisition of the business of Boothby & Bartlett Company, a 145-year old Central Maine insurance agency in Waterville, through its insurance subsidiary, TD Banknorth Insurance Agency, Inc. As part of the TD Banknorth Insurance …
Nuts & Bolts: St. Paul Travelers expanded its appetite for architects and engineers business to include a variety of construction and design consultants. Previously, only licensed or registered architects and engineers, landscape architects and land surveyors were eligible for coverage. …
Nuts & Bolts: PointSure Insurance Services launched several new specialty products, broadening its workers’ compensation capabilities and offering standard market coverage for risks often neglected due to size and class restrictions. Eligibility for these new programs encompasses more than 700 …
From Maine to Virginia, many of the insurance headlines in 2005 dealt with compensation and reinsurance probes, just as they did across the country, casting the industry’s reputation in a bad light. But much of the most interesting regional and …
