Yearly Archives: <span>2011</span>

Westfield Names Rosenberg Group Administration Leader

Ohio-based property and casualty insurance provider, Westfield Group, appointed Stuart Rosenberg as its new Group Administration leader. In this role, Rosenberg assumes responsibility for corporate oversight of information technology, human resources, marketing, general services and hospitality operations Rosenberg has held …

Aon Adds to Technology Practice

Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corp., announced that Shawn Ram has been promoted to national Technology Practice leader. Most recently serving as an account executive and the San Francisco Bay area Technology Practice leader, Ram …

Report Adds Details on AIG Payments to Goldman

Insurer American International Group Inc. paid Goldman Sachs Group Inc. $2.9 billion for the investment bank’s own account, a report said Thursday, adding new fuel to old accusations that AIG’s rescue was a backdoor bailout for Goldman. A report from …

Ironshore Expands Political Risk Division for European Platform in Dublin

Ironshore Inc. has named P. Donald Harkey to head the Political Risk unit for Ironshore Europe Limited, based in Dublin. In addition, Ironshore’s Pembroke Syndicate 4000 has entered into an underwriting relationship with Equinox Global Limited to broaden its trade …

Oklahoma Lawmaker, Manufactured Housing Assoc. Tackling Tornado Safety

Oklahoma State Rep. Pat Ownbey and the Manufactured Housing Association of Oklahoma Board of Directors’ are seeking to develop sample emergency plans for mobile home communities to prevent deaths in the event of a tornado or other disaster. Ownbey said …

Courts Allowing Private Facebook Posts As Evidence in Lawsuits

It’s the latest litigation tactic in the online age: U.S. lawyers are trying to mine the private zones of Facebook and other social-media sites for photos, comments, status updates and other tidbits that might contradict what their opponents are saying …

Louisiana Gained 26,300 Non-Farm Jobs in 2010

Louisiana added 26,300 non-farm jobs in 2010 as it continued to plow through a slow economic recovery, state labor officials said. The state still had 42,200 fewer jobs last month, on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, than in December 2008 – …

OSHA Fines New Hampshire Paper Company in Worker Death

A federal agency is fining a New Hampshire paper company for intentional safety violations in the death of a 34-year-old worker who was pulled through a paper rolling machine. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined the APC Paper …

Sacramento Approves ‘Crash Tax’

The Sacramento City Council has adopted a city ordinance approving a “crash tax” on out of town automobile drivers. The “fire recovery charge” will impose a fee on out-of-town drivers who get into auto accidents in order to fund the …

Arkansas Panel Votes Down Bill Attacking Federal Health Insurance Overhaul

A legislative committee in Arkansas has blocked an attempt to reject a key portion of the federal health care overhaul, while another group of lawmakers passed the first appropriation bill in the third week of the legislative session. The House …