A well-known meteorologist is predicting that 17 named storms will form in the Atlantic Basin during the 2006 hurricane season, and the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season will be much more active than the average 1950-2000 season. Prof. William M. Gray, …
Thousands of Missouri children have been dropped from the state Medicaid program because of a little-known law that denies coverage if their parents’ employers are deemed to offer “affordable” insurance. Private insurance qualifies as affordable if the policy covers doctor …
Parsippany, N.J.-based GAB Robins has combined its Insurance Company Services and Risk Management Services divisions into one unit – GAB Robins North America. As part of the integration, Robert K. Meyers has been named president of GAB Robins’ North American …
Columbus, Ohio-based Assurex Global has added new partners in Australia, Switzerland and Austria. OAMPS Insurance Brokers, Ltd. in Australia; GWP Insurance Brokers in Switzerland; and Assurance Partners Versicherungsmakler – und beratung GmbH in Austria were named Assurex Global Partners. OAMPS …
American Financial Group, Inc. announced that through June 30, 2006, holders of its Senior Convertible Notes are entitled to convert their notes to AFG common stock resulting from the increased trading value of AFG’s common stock during March. Under the …
The U.S. Chamber today urged the Supreme Court of Rhode Island to end the practice of allowing private attorneys to litigate on behalf of state governments under contingency fee agreements. “A state’s enforcement of its laws shouldn’t be motivated by …
PGA Tour pro Jason Bohn has a new incentive to sink those birdie and eagle putts. Nebraska-based Mutual of Omaha will match Bohn’s contributions to his Birdies for Charity effort, with the company donating $50 for each birdie and $100 …
Hawaii residents awoke to sun after more than 40 days of downpours that left a wake of havoc across the islands and broke records for rain at the wettest place on earth. Nearly 92 inches — or about 7.5 feet …
Blown by winds gusting to 50 miles per hour, a grass fire spread across an estimated 1,600 acres and forced the evacuation of 135 homes Sunday near the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant in Colorado. The fire was reported …
Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based brokerage has named Jonathan Axel senior vice president of the Kagan-Kozberg Division at Hub International of California Insurance Services Inc., a subsidiary of the insurance brokerage. Axel will be based at the Culver City, Calif., …
