December 28, 2005
Vermont Gov. James Douglas and the Vermont Department of Labor annually recognize employers that have made outstanding achievements in workplace safety and health. The first annual Governor’s Workplace Safety Award was given out last March. The award in the category …
December 27, 2005
Gov. James Douglas has rolled out the 2006 model of his health care plan: Gone is the tax on insurance premiums that hampered sales of the 2005 model. And the new model is streamlined, focusing much of its attention on …
December 27, 2005
Twenty-six state attorneys general, concerned about a federal proposal to strengthen the roofs of motor vehicles, have urged the government to abandon language that could prevent people from suing automakers. The state officials took issue with part of a proposed …
December 19, 2005
Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners have elected Maine Insurance Superintendent Alessandro Iuppa as president. They also elected regulators from Alabama, Kansas and New Mexico to key positions at the organization’s 2006 officers during the Association’s Winter National …
December 19, 2005
Dan Carmichael Ohio Casualty Corporation has completed a new five-year agreement with its current president and chief executive officer, Dan R. Carmichael. The prior contract with Carmichael was to expire on Dec. 31, 2005. Seth Davis Carmichael joined Ohio Casualty …
December 19, 2005
State treasurers and controllers from around the country are urging major insurance companies to analyze and disclose their financial risk from climate change, warning that higher rates and loss of coverage are inevitable. The officials, who oversee more than $800 …
December 19, 2005
The Vermont Medical Society and a group of consumer advocates squared off last week with dueling news conferences that were a harbinger of a coming debate in the Legislature over medical malpractice reform. “The cost of a broken medical liability …
December 18, 2005
Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners have elected Maine Insurance Superintendent Alessandro Iuppa as president. They also elected regulators from Alabama, Kansas and New Mexico to key positions at the organization’s 2006 officers during the Association’s Winter National …
December 18, 2005
William Granato Brandon Hickey Ohio Casualty Corporation has completed a new five-year agreement with its current president and chief executive officer, Dan R. Carmichael. The prior contract with Carmichael was to expire on Dec. 31, 2005. Carmichael joined Ohio Casualty …
December 18, 2005
U.S. Risk Insurance Opens Irvine, San Diego Offices U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. has opened a Irvine, Calif., office and a satellite office in San Diego. Scott T. Carroll has joined the company as vice president and branch manager to …