Monthly Archives: <span>April 2011</span>

Lloyd’s on Coverage for Royal Wedding Celebratory ‘Street Parties’

The Royal Wedding today at Westminster Abbey has virtually taken over the UK, as millions of residents plan local celebrations in honor of the Prince William and Kate Middleton’s marriage. According to , “it is estimated that as many as …

Tornadoes, Storms Rip South, at Least 228 Dead

Tornadoes and violent storms ripped through seven southern U.S. states, killing at least 228 people as they flattened neighborhoods, flipped cars and toppled trees and power lines. In the deadliest series of tornadoes in nearly four decades in the United …

PPIB Launches Medical Director Program

PPIB of Novato, Calif., has launched a new medical director program. The Medical Director program provides stand alone coverage for directors of various types of facilities including: medical spas, occupational therapy clinics, long term care facilities, salons and spas. Coverage …

Markel Programs, Burns & Wilcox Partner to Offer Real Estate E&O Program

Markel has partnered with Burns & Wilcox to offer a Real Estate Errors & Omissions program to a range of residential and commercial real estate industry accounts. This Markel Programs/Burns & Wilcox product offers features and coverages such as open …

Northern New York Hit by Severe Flooding, Road Washouts

Dozens of roads are closed in northern New York after severe storms dumped more than 2 1/2 inches of rain, causing extensive flooding and washing out at least one bridge. Local media report that heavy rain late Tuesday and early …

Young Agents Survey Shows Strong Family Ties

Bryan Hanes grew up in the family business listening to stories about life in a small town. He heard his grandfather and then father sharing cheerful conversations with local towns folk about personal relationships, local business, current events, and of …

Dragging Death Prompts Colo. Tow-Truck Bill

Tow-truck drivers and the widow of a Colorado Springs tow-truck driver dragged to his death earlier this year have passed the first hurdle to enacting safety changes. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would require tow-truck drivers to …

Both Sides Lobby Missouri Gov. on Workplace Discrimination Bill

Several Missouri lawyers and civil rights groups are urging Gov. Jay Nixon to veto a bill that would change the legal standard workers must meet when they file discrimination lawsuits against former employers. In letters released this week to The …

Credit Card Data Breached in PlayStation Outage

“Sony Corp. said that the credit card data of PlayStation users around the world may have been stolen in a hack that forced it to shut down its PlayStation Network for the past week, disconnecting 77 million user accounts. Some …

Levees Strain in Midwest; Volunteers Keep Fighting

Twelve hours into a sandbagging shift, and working through a driving storm punctuated by lightning and loud claps of thunder, Casey Lee wasn’t ready to quit. Not until the makeshift levee protecting tiny Dutchtown in southeast Missouri was up and …