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Insurer, Agent Told to Stop Selling Unauthorized Insurance in La.

Nov 22 2006 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon reported that his office obtained an order from the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge to stop the alleged sale of unauthorized commercial insurance by United...

Contractors Professional Liability Grows, But Buyers Not Always Buying

Nov 21 2006 // The contractors professional liability insurance market is growing, but many contractors who have a professional exposure are not buying coverage, according to a new survey by Ames & Gough, based in Washington, D.C....

Nov 19 2006 // People Greg Thompson, president and chief executive officer of Thomco, is the new president of the Target Markets Program Administrators Association, a national organization serving program managers. Thomco, headquartered...

Nov 19 2006 // People Tony Boyd joined Dallas-based McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. as a sales professional in Personal Insurance Professionals, a division of MHBT that serves personal lines clients. Prior to joining MHBT, he was...

Beazley Opens Singapore Office

Nov 13 2006 // Beazley Group plc has expanded its Engineering and Construction team with the opening of a new office in Singapore and the appointment of Byran Lee Guan Leong and Wong Jyh Lih. They will be based in Singapore, writing...

Under Construction: The Green Property Insurance Market

Nov 7 2006 // Douglas G. Hotchkiss, owner of the Dallas, Texas-based Hotchkiss Insurance Agency, hadn’t thought much about building “green” or environmentally-friendly structures. But he now says, “it’s a...

UNDER Construction: The Green Property Insurance Market

Nov 6 2006 // Douglas G. Hotchkiss, owner of the Dallas, Texas-based Hotchkiss Insurance Agency, hadn’t thought much about building “green” or environmentally-friendly structures. But he now says, “it’s a...

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Nov 5 2006 // Douglas G. Hotchkiss, owner of the Dallas, Texas-based Hotchkiss Insurance Agency, hadn’t thought much about building “green” or environmentally-friendly structures. But he now says, “it’s a...

Calif. State Fund To Recieve $35,000 in Restitution

Nov 3 2006 // An employee of a Chatsworth, Calif., construction company has been ordered to pay $35,263 in restitution to the California State Compensation Insurance Fund in a workers’ compensation insurance fraud case. Alejandro...

Marsh Ends President’s Role; Targets Middle Market, Tech, Construction

Nov 3 2006 // Marsh Inc. announced a series of personnel moves its says are designed to encourage new business growth and retention levels. The company also announced the elimination of the role of president, now held by Bill Malloy,...

Aon Moves On Exit Plan, Announces Sale of Construction Program

Oct 25 2006 // Chicago-based Aon Corp. today announced that it has taken further steps to exit its property & casualty underwriting business by signing a letter of intent for the sale of its Construction Program Group (CPG). Aon...

Home Design Changes Affect Total Cost of Ownership

Oct 17 2006 // Puget Sound homeowners’ quest for convenience might outweigh potential maintenance risks when it comes to features of new-home construction, according to a recent examination of building trends by PEMCO Insurance....

Fireman’s Fund Introduces Green Building Coverage

Oct 16 2006 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company has introduced Certified Green Building Replacement and Green Upgrade coverages, a new coverage specifically for green commercial buildings that addresses the unique risks that are...

Travelers Launches Product for Millwright Contractors

Oct 5 2006 // Millwright contractors now have access to a single source for their insurance and risk management needs according to a written statement issued by Travelers Construction. The products available for millwright contractors...

Feds, Conn. AG Probing I-84 Highway Construction Defects

Oct 3 2006 // Federal investigators are looking into why hundreds of storm drains are defective in a $52 million improvement project on Interstate 84 in the Waterbury, Conn. area, The Hartford Courant reported Sunday. Fixing the...

Construction Industry and the Latino Workforce

Sep 25 2006 // In the next 10 years, the construction business will need to fill more than 180,000 jobs. As the rush to fill these positions advances, workers’ compensation professionals will be challenged along with the...

The Fiess decision: Mold is out and more

Sep 25 2006 // In early 2005, the Federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals “certified” a very controversial state law question to the Texas Supreme Court. Certifying a question simply means that the Federal Appellate Court asks...

Cultural differences impact safety’s bottom line

Sep 25 2006 // Brad Giles encounters cultural differences among his firm’s workforce on a daily basis. Giles is corporate vice president at the Washington Group, an international construction firm based in Boise, Idaho, that has...

The Fiess decision: Mold is out and more

Sep 25 2006 // In early 2005, the Federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals “certified” a very controversial state law question to the Texas Supreme Court. Certifying a question simply means that the Federal Appellate Court asks...

Workers’ comp and the Latino construction workforce

Sep 25 2006 // N20 11 Service aims to keep drunks from driving Taxis and drivers available for yearly fee 60 The Fiess decision: Mold is out and more The Court certifies question; for carriers the wait it was worth it