Yearly Archives: <span>2012</span>

Rockhill Launches E&S Primary General Liability Underwriting Unit

Rockhill Insurance Group has expanded its product offerings to include primary general liability. The new underwriting unit will be led by Bob Stone, who will be based in Dallas, Texas. Stone will focus on building a national book of primary …

DOE Proposes $150,000 Fine Against Bechtel

The Energy Department has proposed a $150,000 fine against Bechtel National last week for two construction incidents in Washington at the vitrification plant on the Hanford nuclear reservation. One worker lost two toes when a rail landed on his foot. …

Victim In Arizona Shooting Files Suit Against FBI

The surviving victim of a 2009 Arivaca, Ariz. home invasion that left a young girl and her father dead says the FBI should have prevented their deaths. The Arizona Daily Star reported that Gina Gonzalez claims in a lawsuit filed …

Insurance Covers Some Of Loss Powell Hospital In Wyoming

An insurance payment of $205,000 will help compensate Powell Valley Healthcare for its loss due to the alleged embezzlement of nearly $850,000 by former chief executive officer. Current CEO Bill Patten told the Powell Valley Healthcare board that the organization’s …

Argo Insurance, Britt/Paulk Form New Pest Control Program

Argo Insurance’s Commercial Specialty Programs unit will partner with Britt/Paulk Insurance Underwriters to offer insurance for residential and commercial pest control operators. The pest control program, which will be rolled out initially in 14 states,* will offer a package product …

Family of Girl Who Died At Los Angeles Rave Settle Lawsuit

The family of a 15-year-old girl who died of an ecstasy overdose at a rave at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum will receive a $190,000 lawsuit settlement on behalf of the stadium, the event’s organizer and the Coliseum’s manager. Sasha …

Hawaii Man Sues Vegas Casino Over Restroom Robbery

A Hawaii man is suing a Las Vegas hotel and casino where he was beaten and robbed in 2010, claiming Main Street Station was negligent in not providing enough security in a long, dark hallway that leads to restrooms. Calvin …

More Containment on New Mexico Wildfire at 255K acres

Firefighters conducted more aerial ignitions over the weekend along pieces of the western boundary of the Whitewater-Baldy Complex wildfire in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest, which has grown to more than 255,000 acres. The fire, the largest in the state’s …

N.J. Giving Prudential $210M Tax Credit for Building New Office Tower

Prudential Financial will receive a 10-year state tax credit worth up to $210.8 million to support its plans to build a new office tower in downtown Newark, New Jersey.The Urban Transit Hub tax break was approved last Friday by the …

4 North New Jersey Towns to Share $2.9M in Flood Buyouts

Millions of dollars in state funds are heading to North Jersey towns, providing a measure of relief to at least a dozen households devastated by Hurricane Irene.But even as officials cheered the Blue Acres grants — part of a proposed …