Navigators Underwriting Agency Ltd., a subsidiary of The Navigators Group Inc. announced the establishment of Navigators NV with the opening of a new office in Antwerp, Belgium. The new specialist marine underwriting unit is Navigators’ first office in continental Europe. …
Castle Inspection Service, The Rapid Survey Group and Castle Data Services, all divisions of ITV Solutions, announced their recent merger with Overland Solutions (OSI). The Castle companies were acquired Dec. 1, 2004 by New Mountain Capital’s portfolio company Overland Solutions …
The Insurance Institute of Indiana has received word the city of Mount Vernon, Indiana has agreed to indefinitely table a proposed ordinance calling for a surcharge, on insurers of “at fault” drivers, for accident investigations by city police officers. City …
Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich, Jr., has launched an ambitious young driver initiative to improve safety on Maryland’s roads by strengthening parental involvement and improving the instruction of young drivers between 15 and 20 years of age. In addition to three …
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, the Chicago-based international law firm, violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) when it selected “partners” for expulsion …
Due to recent catastrophic fires covered by the media with regards to large public gathering spaces, the Fire Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (FEMA) produced a video that discusses portable fire extinguishers, codes and standards relevant to public meeting spaces and assembly …
Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon has filed criminal charges alleging securities fraud against Springfield insurance agent George William “Bill” Hull. The felony complaint, filed in Greene County Associate Circuit Circuit, charges Hull with two counts of selling unregistered securities and …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced a Sandusky man has been sentenced for a felony charge of workers’ compensation fraud. Bradley Horning was sentenced to five years probation, court costs and restitution in the amount of $7,311.73 to …
New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that the Division of Criminal Justice – Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor has filed additional charges of witness tampering against a Russian immigrant already facing trial in Bergen County on charges of practicing …
Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced that the New York State Insurance Department’s Frauds Bureau established a new record for arrests (815) in 2004 while making enormous progress in the fight against no-fault auto insurance and workers’ compensation fraud. “We …