Damages Allowed Over Insurer’s Refusal to Defend West Virginia Man February 24, 2014 A former Wyoming County (West Virginia) Council on Aging director can recover damages for aggravation and inconvenience from an insurance...
Bill Seeks to Help Mass. Prep for Climate Change February 24, 2014 A bill recently filed in Massachusetts Legislature would create a “coastal buyback program” allowing the state to purchase land that...
Non-Fatal Workplace Injuries in Ohio Below National Average February 24, 2014 Ohio’s rate of non-fatal workplace injuries is below the national average, according to the head of the state’s primary workers’...
Report Blames ‘Reckless’ Captain for Sinking ‘Bounty’ Off North Carolina Coast in 2012 February 24, 2014 A captain’s “reckless decision to sail into the well-forecasted path of Hurricane Sandy” was the probable cause of the sinking...
Starkweather & Shepley Celebrates 135th Anniversary February 24, 2014 Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage, one of the largest independent insurance agencies in the Northeast, recently celebrated the 135th anniversary...
Industry Update: Riding the Wave in the Marina Marketplace February 24, 2014 By Thomas Murphy As the $4.2 billion marina industry continues to expand, independent agents who seek to leverage their specialization and partner with...
Arkansas Earthquakes Spawn Lawsuit February 24, 2014 Fourteen families in central Arkansas have filed a lawsuit in connection with a series of earthquakes in Faulkner County that...
Vermont’s New Law Seeks to Attract Runoff Businesses February 24, 2014 A new law in Vermont would soon authorize the state to license and regulate specialized Vermont-based companies whose only purpose...
Numbers Don’t Lie: Agency Best of the Best – Quality vs. Quantity February 24, 2014 By Tommy McDonald On a recent agency visit, I met with an account manager who was being paid a salary of $85,000 and...
Building Contaminants Suit Now a Class Action February 24, 2014 A state district court judge granted class-action status to a lawsuit that claims contaminants sickened workers when the Louisiana Department...