September 20, 2007
Chicago-based Hub International Limited announced that one of its subsidiaries has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the stock of Totten Insurance Group Inc., a Canadian specialty insurance wholesaler that develops niche products and provides solutions for …
September 20, 2007
Even though the U.S. has a team – The Eagles – in the finals of the Rugby World Cup, the event doesn’t exactly get the same press coverage as the Super Bowl or the World Series. Nonetheless for the 20 …
September 20, 2007
Now Available from The Mechanic Group September 20, 2007 – Guaranteed Cost Workers Compensation Program for Security Guard and Investigative Agencies is now available from The Mechanic Group. The Mechanic Group will administer a fixed cost Security Guard Workers Compensation …
September 20, 2007
Thoits Insurance has named Frank Alexander II vice president. Alexander began his 18 year career in the insurance industry with a national insurance company, where he examined medical claims for large employer groups such as Clorox and Sebastiani Vineyards and …
September 19, 2007
A Charlestown, Mass. man has been found guilty of manslaughter by motor vehicle and other charges in the death of a 16-year-old girl last year. Twenty-nine-year-old Robert Getz was sentenced to five years in prison on the charge of manslaughter …
September 19, 2007
Florida lawmakers will have one eye on projections showing the state will face more tax shortfalls over the next three years when they meet in special session next month to cut the current budget, House Speaker Marco Rubio said. Rubio …
September 19, 2007
A once-prominent attorney who specialized in asbestos lawsuits pleaded guilty this week in Miami to fraud charges involving thousands of former clients and could face up to 15 years in federal prison. Louis S. Robles, 59, pleaded guilty to three …
September 19, 2007
Under fire from injured retirees who say they were denied sufficient benefits, the head of the National Football League Players Association asked Congress this week for greater authority to approve players’ disability claims. Gene Upshaw, director of the players association, …
September 19, 2007
Capping a long battle, the Senate passed legislation this week that would require equal health insurance coverage for mental and physical illnesses when policies include both. The bill, which passed by unanimous consent, moves advocates one step closer in their …
September 19, 2007
Colemont Insurance Brokers has added Bob Drohan to the company’s Hartford office as assistant vice president and financial services broker. Drohan has 30 years of experience in the insurance industry. Most recently, he was national director of professional liability and …