February 20, 2006
Planning a pre-spring vacation? Before you hit the road, stopping to take a few extra precautions could keep your vacation from costing more than you’d bargained for. “You can save quite a bit of money by talking to your insurance …
February 20, 2006
Medical Protective, a Texas admitted primary medical professional liability insurer, will reduce rates another 6 percent effective July 1, 2006. This reduction comes on the heels of two other decreases in the last 12 months, reducing malpractice premiums of Texas …
February 20, 2006
With 8- to 12-year-olds dying at a rate of more than one a day in automobile crashes, safety groups are pushing for more youngsters to remain belted in the back seat. In the past, safety experts have focused their attention …
February 17, 2006
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ‘BBB-‘ long-term issuer rating and ‘BBB-‘ senior debt ratings of CNA Financial Corporation (CNA) and the ‘A-‘ insurer financial strength (IFS) ratings of CNA’s U.S. insurance subsidiaries. A full rating list is shown below. The …
February 17, 2006
Paul Davis Restoration Inc., a Jacksonville-based franchisor of insurance restoration and remodeling general contractors, has been selected to serve as general contractor on DIY to the Rescue, a television series produced by Rivr Media, for the DIY Network. DIY is …
February 17, 2006
Attorney General Zulima Farber reported that a Passaic County, New Jersey businessman has been ordered to pay a $9,000 fine in addition to the cost of cleaning-up hazardous asbestos construction debris illegally abandoned on a Paterson street in 2005. The …
February 17, 2006
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will begin to reduce call center operations from 24 to 18 hours a day. The call centers will remain fully staffed with live telephone operators for all but the …
February 17, 2006
American International Group Inc. (AIG) reported that the AIG Companies terminated the agency relationship with Starr Technical Risks Agency Inc. and its subsidiaries (Starr Tech), insurance agencies owned by C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. All current and future underwriting, claims, …
February 17, 2006
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) testified before the Colorado House Business Affairs and Labor Committee on Friday that legislation (HB 1330), which would impose extensive new data reporting requirement on property casualty insurers would not help consumers …
February 17, 2006
Chicago attorneys Steven Levin and Jeffrey Martin reported they recovered $2.9 million in a settlement on behalf of a baby girl whose shoulder reportedly became stuck during childbirth. The doctors applied too much pressure to extract the infant, causing nerve …