The surviving relatives of a man who died after being cared for in a nursing home have been awarded $4.2 million in compensatory damages, and the amount could be more if a judge’s ruling vacating punitive damages is overturned. Jurors …
An Oklahoma City man was indicted in federal court on charges of making false claims for Hurricane Katrina disaster relief funds. A federal grand jury indicted Darryl Eugene Hayes, 31, on three counts of mail fraud and two counts of …
MarketScout Corp., a Dallas, Texas-based eInsurance Exchange specializing in the distribution of property and casualty insurance products, has announced the opening of a Chicago location to facilitate its growth in the Midwest. “We will expand all of our offerings via …
Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell has nominated former 2nd District Congressman Rob Simmons of Stonington as the state’s first Business Advocate, a position created by the General Assembly during the 2006 legislative session. The Business Advocate will be responsible for …
Columbus, OH – InsuranceLister.com connects interested insurance shoppers directly to local agents or agencies in their area. A company founded by insurance agents for insurance agents, InsuranceLister.com eliminates the need to chase leads, while increasing agent exposure in local markets …
Integro Insurance Brokers reported that James E. Dunn has joined the company’s New York office as a principal in the Property Practice. Dunn has nearly three decades of property claims experience. He joins Integro from Marsh, where he served as …
Between 44,000 and 98,000 patients die each year in U.S. hospitals because of mistakes, infections and other adverse situations. That’s more deaths than those caused by breast cancer, AIDS or car accidents. Most of those deaths are avoidable, acoording to …
Ames & Gough, an insurance broker specializing in serving architects, engineers and law firms, has hired Robert G. Hughes as a vice president with responsibility for business in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Hughes will work from West Chester, Pa. …
Changes in attitudes, lawsuits, statutes worldwide force global companies to buy locally-admitted D&O A company that acquires a new property in a foreign country will usually review its property and casualty insurance to be sure it is in compliance with …
Business interruption coverage a must in a world awaiting the next illness ‘outbreak’ Whether you study the growth curve in the “baby boomer” generation or generation “X” or “Y,” it is clear that we have a collision course of increased …
