September 29, 2009
Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Company’s Executive Liability Division (ELD) has added professional liability coverage for small accounts. The company introduced as part of its ExecPro suite of management liability products the ExecPro Professional Liability Solution, designed to address a …
September 29, 2009
According to the arrest warrants, a Holly Springs, North Carolina man lied to his insurance companies and claimed a total of $33,971.91 in fraudulent lightning damage. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin reported the arrest of Earl Harvey Scott, who allegedly claimed …
September 29, 2009
The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) has been given a five year accreditation from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for solvency regulation. The accreditation under the Financial Regulation Standards and Accreditation Program was awarded at the meeting of the …
September 29, 2009
Pennsylvania farmers can protect their income against unexpected losses by purchasing crop insurance before Sept. 30, said acting Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. The Crop Revenue Coverage (CRC) base fall price for winter wheat is set at $5.29 per bushel for …
September 29, 2009
Willie Collins hasn’t forgotten his days as a football player in the 1970s, well before many of the advances in modern sports medicine. Frequent backaches and his recent hip replacement surgery provide all the reminders Collins would ever need or …
September 29, 2009
A Kentucky high school class is taking a hands-on approach to learning about the legislative process by pushing for a bill that would ban texting while driving. The News-Enterprise of Elizabethtown reports that the strategy by Leslie McCurry’s law and …
September 29, 2009
The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs has begun accepting license applications from pedicab business owners. The deadline to submit applications is Nov. 20. Pedicab operators must obtain driver licenses that are valid under New York State law and …
September 29, 2009
Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. announced that it has entered into definitive agreements amending the acquisition structure of PARIS RE Holdings Limited (Euronext:PRI), the French-listed, Swiss-based diversified reinsurer that it’s in the process of acquiring [See IJ web site – https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2009/07/06/101953.htm.] PartnerRe …
September 29, 2009
Investors in a class-action lawsuit against Bank of America Corp. over the Merrill Lynch & Co. takeover are trying to collect “billions of dollars” in damages, Ohio’s attorney general said Monday. Attorney General Richard Cordray spoke after filing a 155-page …
September 29, 2009
A U.S. appeals court Monday reinstated an Alaska lawsuit against Altria Group Inc.’s Philip Morris USA by the survivor of a deceased smoker, saying her state product liability claims were not preempted by federal law and should have been tried …