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MACRMI Launches Medical Liability Website

The Massachusetts Alliance for Communication and Resolution following Medical Injury (MACRMI), an organization formed in 2012 and dedicated to the prompt resolution of medical liability arising from injuries to patients, has announced the launch of its website for Massachusetts patients …

MedMal Direct Announces Expansion into Georgia

Jacksonville-based MedMal Direct Insurance Company (MedMal Direct) announces it has received its certificate of authority from the Georgia Department of Insurance and has officially launched operations as a medical malpractice insurance carrier in Georgia. MedMal Direct enables physicians to realize …

LiveHailMap.com is Now Weather Fusion

LiveHailMap.com announces its rebranding as Weather Fusion. This rebranding reflects a 2013 product line expansion, as Weather Fusion will begin offering new weather verification products for perils in addition to hail. All LiveHailMap.com products will be integrated into a single …

EMC Announces New School Safety Initiative

EMC Insurance Companies is partnering with SafeSchools to create safer learning environments for its insured schools. Schools insured by EMC will now have complimentary access to SafeSchools Training, a web-based safety training and compliance management system specifically designed for school …

CARSTAR Adds First Location in Oklahoma

CARSTAR, a national multi-shop operator network (MSO), announced the opening of the first CARSTAR location in Oklahoma – Jeremiah’s CARSTAR Collision and Painting in Oklahoma City, Okla. Owned by Jeremiah Graham, the shop is located at 11313 N. Broadway Extension, …

Texas Mutual Awards $300K in Safety Education Grants

Texas Mutual Insurance Company has awarded a combined $300,000 in grants to Kilgore College, Midland College and College of the Mainland in Texas City near Houston. The grants will continue to fund free workplace safety courses for employers, employees and …

CARSTAR Opens First Location in Denton, Texas

CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts, a national multi-shop operator network (MSO), announced the opening of the first CARSTAR location in Denton, Texas – Autobody Denton CARSTAR. Owned by Mark Riney, Autobody Denton CARSTAR is located at 820 E. McKinney Street …

W. R. Berkley Forms Berkley Southeast Insurance Group

W. R. Berkley announced the formation of Berkley Southeast Insurance Group. Berkley Southeast will be based in Atlanta, Georgia, and will provide standard commercial lines insurance services and expertise to a wide range of businesses in six Southeastern states: Mississippi, …

Geico Plans to Hire 800 in New York

The insurance company, Geico Corp., has announced plans to hire 800 people for its Buffalo, N.Y., office in 2013. The Washington, D.C.-based insurer currently employs about 2,400 people at its service center in the suburb of Getzville. Company officials said …

Cross Insurance Establishes Boston Office

Cross Insurance, a subsidiary of Cross Financial Corp., an independent insurance provider in New England, announced the opening of a Boston office, specializing in higher education’s insurance and risk management needs. Cross Insurance Boston – The Higher Education Division, located …