Des Moines, Iowa-based Holmes Murphy & Associates has named Daniel T. Keough as the organization’s CEO and Dennis Bishop as its president, effective Jan. 1, 2012. Jim Swift will maintain his role as chairman of Holmes Murphy. As CEO, Keough …
Insurance industry veteran Andrew Cahn has joined privately held insurance broker, Lockton, as a vice president and producer in its Dallas office where he will focus on business development and client advocacy in property and casualty insurance. Cahn brings more …
Norman-Spencer Agency has launched an exclusive real estate professional liability program. The comprehensive policy is backed by an “A”-rated carrier with admitted coverage in all states except California and Hawaii. The Platinum Errors & Omissions Real Estate Liability product is …
The family of an 89-year-old man who died at Massachusetts General Hospital when nurses did not respond to alarms on his cardiac monitor has settled its case against the hospital for $850,000. The Boston Globe reported on Monday that the …
Federal authorities say farmers in eight upstate New York counties are primary natural disaster areas eligible for assistance recovering from tropical storm Lee. The U.S. Department of Agriculture also said 16 counties neighboring them will also get help. The agency …
Arbitrators expect to rule as early as next month on whether they can hear a dispute between Chevron Corp. and Ecuador related to a marathon pollution liability case, according to a letter to the lawyers involved. The tribunal, working under …
The state-based workers’ compensation system has evolved and survived for 100 years but it could face tough challenges in the coming years as the country struggles to dig itself out of the deep recession. The recession has caused an “unprecedented …
A city judge in the northwest Georgia town of Ringgold has ordered a tornado-ravaged hotel to be torn down. Judge Gene Lowery said in a hearing last week that the Baymont Inn & Suites is an eyesore and must be …
The impact from Thailand floods on Asia’s production networks may last longer and be deeper than that from Japan’s March earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, a senior Asian Development Bank official said on Tuesday. Iwan Azis, head of ADB’s Office …
The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Wednesday, having produced a total of 19 tropical storms of which seven became hurricanes, including three major hurricanes. This level of activity matched predictions by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and …
