WKF&C Agency Inc. is expanding its presence in the west and opening a second California office. The office will be located in San Francisco and will be led by Dawn E. D’Onofrio, who has been hired as president/San Francisco. D’Onofrio …
Erin Singmaster has rejoined ABD’s Financial Services Group as assistant vice president, with responsibility for not-for-profit, private and public company directors and officers/employment practices liability program development and placement. Singmaster (formerly Robinson) was with ABD from 1999 until 2006 as …
Gov. Mark Sanford today was joined by business groups from across South Carolina when he signed an executive order mandating that the Workers’ Compensation Commission apply objective standards when making workers’ compensation awards. The South Carolina Supreme Court has held …
A major hurricane making landfall in Massachusetts could cause billions of dollars worth of property damage while also severely straining the resources of the state’s residual homeowners’ insurance market, the FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) Plan, according to the …
Insurance industry lobbyists are confident there is enough backing in Congress for renewal of the federal terrorism reinsurance program and enough support to override a threatened presidential veto if necessary. The current reinsurance program expires at the end of the …
Phoenix City Council members want both hands on the wheel instead of texting and driving. The council is moving closer to becoming the first city in Arizona and among the first in the nation to ban text-messaging while driving. Earlier …
A package of Dole salad mix that tested positive for E. coli has triggered a recall in at least nine states, prompting new produce fears almost exactly a year after a nationwide spinach scare. The tainted bag of Dole’s Hearts …
Ames & Gough, a specialty insurance broker focused on serving architects, engineers, contractors, and law firms, has named Meike Olin as its first national marketing director. In addition to overseeing the publication of informational bulletins and white papers, she will …
Bermuda-based Ariel Holdings Ltd. reports it will acquire Valiant Insurance Co. from Zurich North America Commercial Group. Ariel Holdings Ltd. said it has established a U.S. based insurance holding company, Valiant Insurance Group, Inc., in anticipation of this transaction. According …
Fire crews were bracing for strong winds as they sought to finish surrounding a wildfire that forced hundreds of people to flee this mountaintop community in the San Bernardino National Forest, authorities said. Winds in the area were light early …
