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New Markets

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. …

Push on for National Safety Standards for Cranes

In the wake of construction crane accidents in the past three months that claimed 11 lives, industry groups have called for nationwide safety standards. An industry council agreed on a set of standards in July 2004 but the proposal has …

Wyoming Court: Use Only Worker’s Income in Figuring Comp Benefits

The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Division erred when it denied a worker benefits because it included his wife’s income in calculating the “household income” attributable to an employee under state statute. According to State of …

Crane Company: Shifting Earth May Have Caused Wyo. Accident

A top official for the company that owns the crane that collapsed on May 31, 2008, in an accident that injured three workers at a Wyoming coal mine said that it appears the earth shifted under the crane. Lampson International, …

Wyoming Court: Use Only Worker’s Income in Figuring Comp Benefits

The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Division erred when it denied a worker benefits because it included his wife’s income in calculating the “household income” attributable to an employee under state statute. According to State of …

After NYC Collapse, Experts Say Cranes Aren’t Tested Enough

The towering cranes that build America’s skyscrapers are often not properly inspected for wear, fatigue and other potentially dangerous structural problems, several construction safety experts said following a deadly accident in New York. Two construction workers died Friday when the …

New Markets

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. Energy Risks Market Detail: MarketScout has a team dedicated to energy accounts. They have the …

Colorado Tornado, Hail Damage Adds Up To Estimated $147M in Damage

Colorado residents in Windsor and surrounding communities are starting the process of repairing and rebuilding their homes, following May 22’s tornadoes and hail and wind storm. Meanwhile insurance companies have sent staff to the affected areas to assist customers with …

Chubb To Offer Wildfire Property Protection in 13 Western States

Thermo Technologies, LLC, has teamed with The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies and a Montana-based fire-fighting company to provide wildfire property protection to Chubb policyholders in 13 western states, creating a large, private wildfire protection network. Announced on the eve …

Colorado Casualty Offers Commercial Lines Products

Englewood, Colo.-based Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, is introducing its new commercial lines product portfolio and Web-based underwriting application to agents in Colorado, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming. Commercial IQ, the company’s Web-based application for commercial lines …