Yearly Archives: <span>2012</span>

Police Say Louisiana Stolen Property Website Helping Owners

A new website launched last month by the Opelousas Police Department to help the rightful owners to recover their stolen property is producing results. Police Chief Perry Gallow told The Daily World he personally returned the first item, a weed …

North Dakota Workers’ Compensation Agency Seeks Directors

North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency is looking for new members for its board of directors. The terms of six of the 11 directors are ending in December. The board oversees the operation of North Dakota’s Workforce Safety and Insurance agency, …

Cooper Gay Launches Terrorism & Political Risk Crisis Management Service

London-based Cooper Gay & Co. announced that the independent insurance and reinsurance intermediary is “offering a free crisis management and business continuity consultation to its Terrorism & Political Risks policy holders on a worldwide basis. “The service is being made …

Catlin Appoints Maran as Chief Science Officer

The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited has announced that Michael Maran, who has led Catlin’s space insurance activities for the past decade, has been appointed as the Group’s Chief Science Officer. He will continue to be based in London. The bulletin …

California’s Prop. 33 Latest Battle Between Adversaries Joseph, Rosenfield

Billionaire insurance executive George Joseph has been fighting with consumer advocate Harvey Rosenfield for two decades over California’s landmark automobile insurance law. This November, the two are squaring off again over a ballot initiative that would roll back a provision …

N.Y. Court: WC Insurer Can Get Credit Against Rape Victim’s Settlement

A New York court recently ruled that a workers’ comp insurer can take a credit against its claimant’s third-party civil settlement money. The case involves Beth V., who was employed at a juvenile detention center. While working as a youth …

Preferred Concepts Acquires Metro Insurance Services in New Jersey

Preferred Concepts LLC, a program underwriter and specialty insurance broker based in New York City, has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Metro Insurance Services in Springfield, N.J. Metro Insurance Services is a national program administrator focusing …

Kansas Court Upholds Limits on Damages in Lawsuits

Kansas will continue to limit compensation for pain and suffering to $250,000 in personal injury lawsuits following a state Supreme Court ruling Friday in the case of a woman whose doctor removed the wrong ovary from her in 2002. Amy …

Ga. Regulator Reminds Homeowners: Oct. 7-13 Is Fire Prevention Week

Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) remind homeowners that Fire Prevention Week is October 7-13. The theme this year is, “Have Two Ways Out!” This year, Commissioner Hudgens and fire personnel …

Marsh Executive Perry Moves to Aon Risk Solutions in Atlanta

Aon Risk Solutions, the brokerage and risk management business of Aon plc, recently announced the addition of Rachel Perry as managing director and Southeast region casualty leader in the Atlanta office.In her new role, Perry is responsible for managing the …