A severe winter storm, packing winds up to 150 km/hr (94 mph) and heavy rains has paralyzed much of Northern Europe, caused at least 14 deaths, knocked out power over wide areas and severely interrupted sea, air and land transport. …
The Dallas office of Palmer & Cay reported that Lesa Blaser, vice president of Private Accounts, was awarded the 1st Annual JoAnn Heltibridle Award for Professional Excellence. The award recognizes an outstanding individual in the private client high net worth …
Average loss costs for workers’ compensation insurers adopting figures from the National Council on Compensation Insurance in Rhode Island are going down 20.2 percent following an order by the Department of Business Regulation. The NCCI had filed for an 18.3 …
Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Unit investigators have shut down the insurance business of a New Orleans producer on felony theft violations in the amount of $250,000, Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley announced. Earlier in the week, Department of Insurance Fraud …
The ASU Group, an employee-owned corporation that provides third party administration services to the insurance industry and self-insured organizations, held its annual meeting in December 2004 at its headquarters in Okemos, Michigan (Greater Lansing Area) and announced the election results. …
Preventing injuries and promoting safe and healthful working conditions for residential contractors in Rockland County (New York) are the goals of an alliance among the Tarrytown area office of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Rockland County …
Standing in a Rancho Mirage resident’s home during the first week of the New Year, Commissioner John Garamendi urged all California homeowners to conduct a home inventory as soon as possible to make sure that their homes and possessions are …
Atlanta-based Beecher Carlson Holdings Inc. has formed a Executive Liability Practice at its New York office anchored by Steven Anderson, Jack Flug, John Kerns, Jeff Lattmann and Hank Whiting, all former Marsh executives. They join another former Marsh colleague, Jane …
Four small insurance companies are in the process of canceling 9,000 policies, while one is leaving Florida, according to Valerie Beynon, an Office of Insurance Regulation spokeswoman. Liberty American, Penn Charter, Auto-Owners and Mobile USA have started canceling policies. Together …
Effective Jan. 1, 2005, Colorado now has one of the strictest laws in the country dealing with uninsured motorists. Under House Bill 1193, signed by Gov. Bill Owens earlier last year, penalties dramatically increase for driving without insurance. “Gone are …