The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Wednesday, having produced a total of 19 tropical storms of which seven became...
Yearly Archives: 2011
Florida officials are looking for ways to reduce the state government’s workers’ compensation costs and considering changing some mandates that...
Reinsurer Validus Holdings Monday withdrew its offer for peer Transatlantic Holdings, ending a months-long hostile takeover battle. Validus, which has...
A federal judge angrily threw out Citigroup Inc.’s proposed $285 million settlement over the sale of toxic mortgage debt, excoriating...
Land O’Lakes Inc. Foundation has donated $10,000 to Texas Forest Service’s Volunteer Fire Department assistance fund. Volunteer fire departments served...
Arizona-based mortgage insurer The PMI Group Inc. (NYSE: PMI) has filed for voluntary relief under chapter 11 of the United...
Montana State Fund says its workers’ compensation insurance policyholders will be getting a $6 million dividend. The board of directors...
Buena Park, Calif.-based Freeway Insurance has promoted Norm Hudson to chief operating officer. Hudson ascends to the post from his...

Let’s face facts. It’s unlikely that any individual independent agency will ever “beat” the direct writers. They have massive marketing...
It’s a tall order for an artist: create a design for a long-lasting work of public art — a new...