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New president takes over…
Jun 27 2007 // Company energized with aggressive growth plans through acquisition Chicago, IL – American Patriot Insurance Agency, Inc., a Chicago based company, is pleased to announce the promotion of Mr. Mike Schoch to the...
N.J. Tire Importer Says It Can’t Afford Recall of Chinese Tires
Jun 27 2007 // U.S. safety officials have ordered a New Jersey tire importer to recall as many as 450,000 tires that it bought from a Chinese manufacturer and sold to U.S. distributors. Foreign Tire Sales Inc., of Union, New Jersey, said...
Bermuda Shorted as More U.S. Captives Form Onshore, Aon Reports
Jun 27 2007 // Bermuda’s reign as the undisputed global leader among captive domiciles is being challenged by U.S. companies that are increasingly leaning toward onshore domiciles for their captive insurance companies. That is...
Best Affirms QBE Group Ratings
Jun 26 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A” (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a+” of UK-based QBE Insurance (Europe) Limited, Australia’s QBE Insurance...
Lloyd’s Profiles FBI’s ‘Man in London’
Jun 26 2007 // Although it’s fairly well known that the U.S. maintains a number of law enforcement offices and personnel around the world, it’s rare to get a close-up interview with an actual agent. Lloyd’s has managed...
Moore Film’s 9/11 Workers Denied Insurance, Sought Care in Cuba
Jun 26 2007 // Three ground zero workers who accompanied filmmaker Michael Moore on a trip to Cuba for medical treatment featured in his new movie “Sicko” charged they were targeted by the U.S. government because of their...
Appeals Court Gives Mass. Anti-Oil Spill Law Another Chance
Jun 25 2007 // In a case stemming from a devastating oil spill, a federal appeals court in Boston sided with environmentalists and ordered a new hearing on a Massachusetts law aimed at preventing such disasters. The Legislature passed...
Hiscox Acquires ALTOHA
Jun 25 2007 // Bermuda-based Hiscox Ltd. has acquired – subject to regulatory approval – ALTOHA, Inc. an insurance holding company, and its subsidiaries, including American Live Stock Insurance Company, the premier live stock...
Tiger, Phil Missing But New Sponsor Travelers Boosts Tournament’s Outlook
Jun 22 2007 // Tiger Woods is at home with his new baby. Phil Mickelson is home babying an injured wrist, and Angel Cabrera is back home in Argentina celebrating his U.S. Open win. Despite the absence of those names, there was a feeling...
China: Rich Nations Wrong to Criticize its CO2 Emissions While Buying its Products
Jun 22 2007 // It is hypocritical for developed countries to criticize China’s greenhouse gas emissions while simultaneously buying products from its booming manufacturing sector, Beijing said Thursday, defending its environmental...
Catlin US Appoints Greggains, Englesbe as Chief Underwriting Officers
Jun 19 2007 // Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited reported that Nick Greggains has been appointed as chief underwriting officer for insurance and Andrew Englesbe has been appointed as chief underwriting officer for reinsurance for Catlin...
Business Moves
Jun 18 2007 // Blackstone Group, Alliant Alliant Insurance Services Inc., one of the nation’s largest insurance brokerage firms, announced that The Blackstone Group, in partnership with Alliant’s management and employees,...
Editor’s Note: Consumer education still needed
Jun 18 2007 // An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don’t. — Anatole France (1844 –...
Business Moves
Jun 18 2007 // BB&T, Reese BB&T Insurance Services plans to expand its metro Atlanta operation with the acquisition of Reese Insurance Associates Inc. of Riverdale, Ga., which sells commercial and personal property and casualty...
Editor’s Note: Consumer education still needed
Jun 18 2007 // An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don’t. — Anatole France (1844 –...
Poll: Many coastal residents still not ready for hurricanes
Jun 18 2007 // Many people along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts still lack a hurricane survival plan and don’t feel vulnerable to storms, despite Katrina’s dramatic damage and pleas from emergency officials for residents to...
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Déjà Vu
Jun 18 2007 // It’s becoming a familiar song: the Federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) is once again due to expire on Dec. 31, 2007, and as of this writing, no long- or short-term successor program has been decided upon or...
U.S. Extends Aid to Conn. Property Owners for April Storm Damage
Jun 15 2007 // The federal government has extended aid to private property owners to help repair damage caused by a powerful nor’easter in April. The decision, announced by Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s office, is a reversal of the...
Jackson, Miss. Among Most Dangerous Cities in U.S.
Jun 14 2007 // Mississippi’s capitol city has had a dramatic one-year jump in crime placing it among the most dangerous in the country, according to information from the FBI’s preliminary Uniform Crime Report for 2006. The...
Oak Grove, La., Woman Sentenced in Crop Fraud Case
Jun 14 2007 // A northeast Louisiana woman has been sentenced to 16 months in jail and ordered to pay more than $300,000 in restitution after being convicted of crop insurance fraud. Wendy Gail Hayman, 31, of Oak Grove, was sentenced by...
