States should require motorcycle riders to wear proper helmets, government investigators urged as part of several recommendations that seek to stem a steady rise in motorcycle deaths. Members of the National Transportation Safety Board unanimously approved the motorcycle safety recommendations, …
What to do about natural disasters? We can’t really prevent them and while many people are skeptical about dire predictions regarding climate change as the probable cause of an increase in weather-related catastrophes, others are convinced that we are indeed …
The following is a letter sent by R.I. State Rep. Brian Patrick Kennedy, who is also vice president of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators, to Walter A. Bell, Alabama insurance commissioner and current president of the National Association of …
Three former makers of lead paint that lost a landmark Rhode Island lawsuit, including Cleveland-based Sherwin-Williams Co., would have to pay an estimated $2.4 billion to clean up hundreds of thousands of homes contaminated with lead under a state proposal. …
Allstate Insurance Co. and its affiliates have agreed to comply fully with a directive by the New York State Insurance Department that insurance companies may not refuse to renew homeowners insurance policies based on whether a policyholder also has an …
From the executive office of the Greater New York Mutual Insurance Companies on Madison Avenue in the heart of New York City, Warren Heck, chairman and chief executive officer, can see Illinois. “It’s fantastic, unbelievable. I get very excited when …
Denise M. Sciarrotta was thrilled with the seats her family had for the minor league hockey game. They were close to the action as they watched players take practice shots. It was going to be a special night: her 12-year-old …
Youth Recreation Programs Nuts & Bolts: Markel Insurance Co. is offering coverage for youth recreation programs and camps. Coverage includes general liability, umbrella, sexual abuse/molestation, D&O, child abduction, special events, professional liability, property, key employee replacement, auto, crime, and business …
Workers’ compensation rates in New York State should be determined by more competition among insurance carriers, instead of through the current rating board that now proposes these rates, Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo has recommended. While Dinallo recommended that the current …
The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices has named its officers and directors for the 2007-2008 term. The new NAPSLO president is Mary Ellen Rozzell, who is with Continental/Marmorstein & Malone in Paramus, N.J. Other officers include Vice President, …
