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Oct 27 2007 // The California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Glendale Legal Unit B appointed Katherine Harvey-Edwards to attorney-in-charge. Harvey-Edwards brings 16 years of legal experience to her new post. She was hired as...
How to put the brakes on truck crashes
Oct 27 2007 // Drivers of large trucks and other vehicles involved in truck crashes are 10 times more likely to be the cause of the crash than other factors, such as weather, road conditions, and vehicle performance, according to a study...
Lack of Funding Halts Buyout of Homes in Okla. Superfund Site
Oct 26 2007 // The panel in charge of a federally funded buyout of homes located within the Tar Creek Superfund Site in Oklahoma has stopped making offers to homeowners because of a lack of funding, an official said. The Lead-Impacted...
Feds Push for Airline Safety Yields Runway and Training Upgrades
Oct 24 2007 // Several dozen airports painted brighter runway markings, airlines began new pilot training and regulators agreed to order clearer taxiing instructions as part of a two-month industrywide effort to improve U.S. aircraft...
Burns & Wilcox Appoint Liverance Director of Talent Acquisition
Oct 23 2007 // Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Burns & Wilcox recently announced that Steve Liverance has joined the company as director of talent acquisition. Liverance is responsible for developing and implementing a company-wide...
Head of Ala. Teachers Group Concerned About Coastal Insurance Bill
Oct 22 2007 // The head of Alabama’s teachers’ organization is concerned that legislation designed to improve the availability of insurance along the Alabama coast could have another effect – eliminating tax dollars for...
Everest Re to Release Q3 Earnings Today; Conference Call Details
Oct 21 2007 // Bermuda’s Everest Re Group will release its third quarter 2007 earnings after the close of trading on the NYSE today, October 22, 2007. A conference call discussing the results will be held at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time...
Lloyd’s Launches Recruitment Program
Oct 18 2007 // Lloyd’s has announced the launch of its new graduate recruitment program in an expanded effort to “recruit fresh talent and ideas to the insurance industry.” The program is scheduled to run for 18 months...
Effective Date Approaching in Okla. for New Resident Producer Rule
Oct 15 2007 // Rules affecting new resident producer license applicants in Oklahoma will be implemented Nov. 1, 2007, the Oklahoma Department of Insurance announced. Beginning on that date applicants for a resident producer license must...
Mass. Agents Launch Site on Mandatory Health Insurance Law
Oct 15 2007 // In an effort to clarify business and individual responsibilities under the Massachusetts Health Reform Act, the Massachusetts Association of Health Underwriters (MassAHU) has launched the Web site at...
Aug. Enforcement Actions in Texas Result in $205K in Fines, Restitution
Oct 12 2007 // The Texas Department of Insurance enforcement actions that became final during August 2007 include five license revocations, a license denial, and fines and restitution totaling $205,428, the department reported. An order...
W. Va.: Second Phase of DuPont Waste-Site Lawsuit Goes to Jury
Oct 11 2007 // The second phase of a class-action lawsuit against DuPont has gone to the jury, which must decide whether thousands of West Virginia residents deserve medical monitoring because of exposure to contamination from a waste...
N.Y. City Restarts Site Inspections, Uncovers Safety Problems
Oct 10 2007 // The New York City Fire Department has uncovered more than 120 fire hazards and shut down construction sites at twice the normal rate since it restarted its inspections program less than two months ago. After a deadly blaze...
Mass. Bans Credit Scores in Both Rating, Underwriting in New Auto Plan
Oct 9 2007 // Auto insurers in Massachusetts will not be able to use credit scores to price or underwrite risks when the state enters its managed competition market next April. Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes sided with consumer...
LMA Head Stresses Need for Industry Talent
Oct 9 2007 // “We must raise the general level of awareness about the insurance industry, and bring in the best quality people we can find,” said David Gittings Chief Executive of Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) in a...
Home Insurance Buyers Guide Launches Web site for Florida
Oct 9 2007 // Home Insurance Buyers Guide LLC launched a searchable database where homeowners can find private insurance companies still writing new homeowner insurance business in Florida. The launch of the Web site at...
Lloyd’s CEO Wants Faster, Better Claims Handling; CII Responds
Oct 5 2007 // Lloyd’s CEO Richard Ward is a man in a hurry. He wants fundamental changes in the way Lloyd’s does business and he’s not prepared to wait. In a speech sponsored by the Insurance Institute of London...
Ohio Seminar’s Focus to be School Weapons, Sexual Misconduct
Oct 5 2007 // Indiana Insurance and Ohio Casualty, both members of Liberty Mutual Group, have announced that they will co-sponsor the continuing series of Safer Schools Seminars at The Ohio State University Fawcett Center on Thursday,...
Report: Hawaii Needs to Protect Students from Bullying
Oct 3 2007 // Hawaii schools should adopt anti-bullying programs to protect students who are overweight, transgendered or from foreign countries, according to a 95-page report sent to the state Department of Education. The report by the...
FERMA Conference Opens in Geneva
Oct 2 2007 // More than 1200 participants assembled Monday morning at Geneva’s International Conference Center for the fifth Forum of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA). Delegates were welcomed by...
