March 26, 2008
Singapore Airlines said on Wednesday that it had to ground an Airbus A380 on Monday and transfer passengers to two smaller Boeing 747s bound for Sydney, after a fuel pump failed to work. This was the fourth incident in three …
March 26, 2008
A health care bill that provides a year’s worth of state aid to help poor families buy insurance won first-round approval earlier this week in the House. The measure also includes provisions designed to make insurance less costly for workers …
March 26, 2008
A Jacksonville, Fla. hospital must pay $8.8 million in a malpractice suit filed by a diabetic Georgia woman who says the hospital didn’t administer insulin. The jury awarded the money to Shirlyn Gallagher of Blackshear, Ga., on March 22. Gallagher …
March 26, 2008
Homeowners insurance rates in Alabama jumped by 69.1 percent between 2001 and 2005 – the second-largest rise nationally – despite the fact that Alabamians have lower incomes and are typically insuring less expensive homes than in most other states. According …
March 26, 2008
Insurers say estimated damage in South Carolina from severe weather earlier this month has increased to $43 million. The South Carolina Insurance News Service said Monday that more than 11,000 insurance claims had been reported as a result of the …
March 26, 2008
Two disaster recovery centers are open in Georgia to assist Fulton County and Jefferson County individuals, households and businesses affected by the March 14-16 severe storms and tornadoes. Officials said the centers will be open and operating daily from 8 …
March 26, 2008
Chattanooga fire investigators arrested four juvenile girls from Georgia on charges of setting fire to a vacant building. A Fire Department statement said no one was injured in the March 20 fire at the former Old Narrow Bridge Restaurant in …
March 26, 2008
The Wellesley, Mass.-based insurance organization Renaissance Alliance reports it has added six independent agencies representing $36 million in additional premium to its group. The new member agencies include five in Massachusetts: Quinn of Lynn Insurance, Lynn; Lawler Insurance Agency, Inc., …
March 26, 2008
Minneapolis, Minn.-based Austin Mutual Insurance Co. recently announced that it had added Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPL) to its businessowners program The company said that the added EPL insurance will be offered to eligible businessowner clients, making coverage and risk …
March 26, 2008
New York (March 26, 2008) – As Mystic Capital Advisors Group, LLC continues to grow, the investment banking firm is delighted to announce the newest member of its team: Stan Moore. An insurance expert with nearly 35 years of industry …