U.S. Risk Inc., a subsidiary of U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. launched Quick Clinic, a new comprehensive insurance product for in-store medical Clinics. “Quick Clinic is designed to offer comprehensive and turn-key coverage, making it easy for agents to service …
A San Diego man has been sentenced for insurance fraud. On May 21, 2008, Ramon Romo was sentenced to 180 days in San Diego Superior Court and ordered to pay more than $25,000 in restitution in addition to $680 in …
Fire officials in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania say a blaze did an estimated $1 million damage to a church in Caernarvon Township early Sunday. Flames were shooting from the roof of the south wing of Conestoga Mennonite Church when firefighters arrived …
Firefighters will pump 6 million gallons an hour from two lakes to saturate a huge wildfire in eastern North Carolina that’s burned for more than two weeks. The fire, started by a lightning strike on private land, began June 1 …
Insurers who sell coverage compensating farmers in the event of damage to their crops could be hit by claims from severe flooding in parts of the U.S. Midwest, according to an analyst report. While it is too soon to know …
The New York Workers’ Compensation Board said it will expand a program to promote job safety for teenage workers. The program is a partnership with the Department of Labor where the board refers to the department cases involving minors injured …
Veteran insurance professional Marty Ascher has joined RPC Insurance Agency as marketing manager. Ascher will oversee all aspects of developing the independent agency network and product distribution for the Bethpage, New York-based agency, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingsway America …
Boston-based AIR Worldwide has issued a bulletin on the earthquake that struck northern Japan on Saturday, June 14 (See IJ web site – https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2008/06/16/91005.htm). The quake struck in a sparsely populated region, about 390 kilometers (243 miles) north of Tokyo. …
Marsh announced the appointment of George Davies to Head its Risk Management Practice in the UK. He will report to Artur Niemczewski, Chief Executive of Multinational within Marsh UK. Davies most recently headed Marsh UK’s Risk Consulting Practice. He called …
The Willis Research Network (WRN), part of Willis Group Holdings Limited, announced that the EUCENTRE in Pavia has joined its network to enhance the quality of the earthquake research and modeling it offers to the international re-insurance industry. Willis described …
