Wyoming News

PEMA Director Notes Individual Assistance Aid for Susquehanna County (Pa.) Residents

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) Director Adrian King, Jr. recently announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved PEMA’s request to add Susquehanna County for federal Individual Assistance (IA). Assistance was approved for Bradford, Bucks, Columbia, Luzerne, Monroe, …

Wyoming Legislator: Tort Reform Defeat ‘A Huge Mistake’

Wyoming voters erred when they defeated the proposed constitutional amendment in November to allow the state to cap medical malpractice damage awards, Rep. Barbara Cubin said. “I think that was a huge mistake,” Cubin told about 35 people at a …

President Orders Disaster Aid for Pa. Flood Victims

The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that President Bush has ordered the release of federal disaster funds to help meet the recovery needs of flood-stricken families and businesses in eastern Pennsylvania. …

Home Inspectors, Law Firms and Accountants

Nuts & Bolts: Avon, Conn.-based Target Insurance Services has available new markets for home inspectors professional liability, including optional general liability; professional liability for large law firms (50+ in size); and professional liability for accountants. Through the professional liability program …

Pa. Counties Flood for Second Time in 7 Months

The grim task of damage assessment continued last week as officials in nine Pennsylvania counties took note of houses, businesses, roads and bridges stricken by flooding from rains last weekend. Thousands of structures up and down the Delaware and Susquehanna …

Target Insurance Services Launches 3 New Programs: Home Inspectors, Large Law Firms, Accountants

Avon, Conn.-based Target Insurance Services is making available new markets for home inspectors professional liability, including optional general liability; professional liability for large law firms (50+ in size); and professional liability for accountants. All three programs are backed by a …

WYO. GOVERNOR SIGNS MEDICAL PANEL BILL:

A bill recently signed into law by Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal will create a medical review panel in the state, according to the Associated Press. The goal of the panel is to eliminate frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits. Physicians say that …

People & Places

Michael Moran Michael F. Moran has joined California-based wholesale broker Network E&S Insurance Brokers, LLC, as a partner and its chief operating officer. His immediate responsibility will be to establish and to staff an office in Los Angeles. Moran brings …

Wyoming Considers Health Care Savings Accounts

The Wyoming Healthcare Commission is looking at setting up a “Wyo-Care” health care savings account system to help insure workers. The goal is to reduce the number of workers not covered by employer-provided plans. According to a recent study for …

Community First Insurance Becomes BW Insurance Agency Inc.

Bank of the West announced the debut of the new name of its insurance subsidiary, BW Insurance Agency Inc., which replaces the Community First Insurance name. Community First Insurance was part of the former Community First National Bank, which was …