Yearly Archives: <span>2011</span>

Florida Agents’ Leader Grady Cites Progress, Disappointments on Reform

For those in the industry, Florida’s recent legislative session was a long march as they tried to navigate through a process that initially promised much in the form of a new governor and strong pro-business majorities in both the House …

Draft Rules Expand Coverage for 9/11 Worker Claims

Proposed rules for those who say they were sickened by exposure to toxins at ground zero would cover claims from a wider area around the site in Lower Manhattan. The new draft regulations for the $2.78 billion victim compensation fund …

Mississippi Tire Plant to Challenge OSHA Fines

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will challenge allegations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that the company committed safety violations at its plant in Tupelo, MIssissippi. Cooper Tire spokeswoman Michelle Zeisloft said that the company has asked for a …

Florida Counties Ban Fireworks Due to Wildfire Risk

Drought conditions and rampant wildfires have forced 29 Florida counties to ban open fires. And for 22 of those counties, the ban covers fireworks. The Florida Division of Forestry said that more than 440 active wildfires were roaring across the …

Suspect Arrested as Arson Blamed for 9 Fires in Flint, Michigan

Authorities in Flint, Michigan have arrested a suspect in five of what are believed to be nine arson fires that broke out overnight in an eastside neighborhood, the city announced. Three firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion from battling the …

Massachusetts Family’s 9/11 Lawsuit Blames Logan Airport Security

The family of a Massachusetts man killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks says newly released court documents show security problems at Boston’s airport the day of attacks are to blame for the man’s death. The documents were filed …

Lawyers Immune to Ex-NFL Player’s Fraud Suit, Connecticut Court Rules

A state appeals court in Connecticut has ruled that ex-NFL player and investment firm founder Bob Simms can’t sue his ex-wife’s lawyers for fraud during a long-running divorce and alimony case, saying they’re protected by a centuries-old doctrine called absolute …

Halisky Joins RLA in Mid-Atlantic

RLA Insurance Intermediaries has named Tim Halisky president of RLA Mid-Atlantic. Halisky — who most recently served as vice president of sales and marketing for K&B Underwriters — will spearhead the opening of RLA’s Washington D.C. area office along with …

Boating Deaths in New Jersey Rise in 2010

Coast Guard figures show New Jersey bucked a national trend of record low recreational boating deaths in 2010. Eight people died in boating accidents in the Garden State last year, two more than in 2009. There have been no deaths …

New Chief Judge of Delaware Chancery Court Confirmed

Leo Strine was confirmed Wednesday as the first new chief judge in 14 years on Delaware’s Chancery Court, which has overseen some of the biggest corporate legal battles of the past 30 years. The state’s senate confirmed Strine to replace …