Quickest Way to Raise Agents’ Ire September 9, 2013 By Chris Burand What is the quickest way a consultant can raise the ire of agents everywhere? Write an article stating producers have...
10 Things to Know About Residential Contractors September 9, 2013 There is a key difference between an independent contractor and a subcontractor. An independent contractor relationship exists where there are...
Insurance Coverage for Discounting the Price of Goods for Sale? September 9, 2013 By Steven Plitt Modern commercial general liability (CGL) policies provide coverage for personal and advertising injury. This type of coverage is discussed extensively...
Business Moves September 9, 2013 Markel Ventures, Eagle Construction Markel Ventures Inc. announced that it acquired Eagle Construction of VA LLC and its affiliated entities....
Probe Clears BP Oil Spill Claims Chief But Finds Staff Misconduct September 8, 2013 An investigation led by former FBI Director Louis Freeh cleared the BP claims administrator of misconduct in handling settlement payouts...
Beecher Carlson Promotes Davis, McKenna, Bothwell September 6, 2013 Insurance brokerage Beecher Carlson announced three promotions. Scott Davis has been promoted to president of Property and Casualty. Davis joined...
August’s Natural Disasters Caused $10B in Economic Damage: Aon Benfield September 6, 2013 August saw billion-dollar flood losses in China, Russia, Philippines and Pakistan, bringing an initial combined estimate of $10 billion in...
Commentary: Threat of Civil Liabilities for Text Senders in Crash Cases September 6, 2013 By The Rockland Journal News, N.Y. A New Jersey state appeals court has ruled that a text sender could be held liable for a crash caused...
Zurich CFO’s Suicide Followed Disagreement on Business Targets September 6, 2013 By Paul Arnold, Alice Baghdjian and Katharina Bart On August 14, Zurich Insurance chairman Josef Ackermann received financial chief Pierre Wauthier and head of investor relations James Quin...
Ohio Jury Awards Firefighter $224K in Discrimination Suit September 6, 2013 By Amanda Lee Myers The city of Cincinnati created a hostile work environment and retaliated against a longtime firefighter, but he wasn’t targeted for...