Republicans moved Tuesday to force a U.S. Senate vote to repeal President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul — a day after a federal judge ruled that the law was unconstitutional. Obama’s fellow Democrats in the Senate were expected to block the …
Global professional services company Towers Watson has completed the acquisition of EMB, a non-life consulting and software company. The transaction, which was announced on Nov. 9, 2010, will result in the formation of the largest non-life actuarial consultancy in Europe …
San Diego-based Barney & Barney LLC has announced it named Michael Bailey and Mark Doscher principals of the firm. Longtime commercial producers in the firm’s San Diego office, both have been key players in the success and growth of the …
Red light cameras saved 159 lives between 2004 to 2008 in 14 of the biggest U.S. cities, a new analysis by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. Had cameras been operating during that period in all large cities, a …
GreenWood International Insurance Services, Inc (GWI) is has chosen Cook & Co. of Marshfield, Mass. to provide claim and distribution support for police and fire injured on duty policies within the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Municipal markets. The selection of …
Troopers with the Lafayette Field Office of the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit recently arrested a Ville Platte insurance agent for unfair trade practices. In October 2010, troopers received a criminal complaint about 65-year-old Melvin J. Lavergne of Ville …
Ryan Specialty Group, LLC (RSG) has launched CivicRisk (CRU), a managing general underwriter specializing in excess casualty coverage for public entities which includes, but is not limited to, cities, counties, school districts, transit districts, public utilities, and special districts whether …
Zurich North America’s Commercial’s Construction business unit is introducing an integrated project lifecycle solution for Public- Private Partnership (PPP) projects. Zurich’s PPP integrated solutions spans the large project lifecycle by offering: Consultation services such as: Conceptual planning and feasibility studies …
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that as of March 1, 2011, no case settlement contracts will be approved until the case has been assigned a case number and setting. The IWCC said that in the past, pro se settlement …
AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah announced that Steve George has been elected as the new chairman of the board of directors for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. George is the executive vice president of insurance services at the …
