Delaware Bans Hand-Held Cell Phone Use While Driving January 5, 2011 A ban on hand-held cell phone use while driving is taking effect in Delaware. Beginning Sunday, drivers will have to...
Insurers To Pay New York $120M for Premium Overcharges January 4, 2011 New York officials say four insurance groups have agreed to pay a total of about $120 million in excess workers’...
Alliant Acquires T&H Group January 4, 2011 Specialty insurance brokers Alliant Insurance Services has acquired New York city-based T&H Group for an undisclosed sum. T&H Group, which...
O’Brien Named Head of Inland Marine Underwriters Association January 4, 2011 Kevin O’Brien has been named president and chief executive officer of the Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA). O’Brien joins the...
Maine Governor Seeks Disaster Assessment from Storm December 31, 2010 Maine Gov. John Baldacci is requesting a damage assessment for the torrential rainstorm that deluged eastern Maine earlier this month....
Report: Massachusetts Blast Not the Fault of Gas Company December 31, 2010 By Steve LeBlanc State fire investigators have concluded that a fatal explosion at a condominium project last summer was not the result of...
Six Keys to Harleysville’s Turnaround December 31, 2010 By Kenneth J. St. Onge Six years ago, Harleysville Group was in need of a big change. The Pennsylvania-based insurer had just come out of...
Connecticut Bar Agrees to Penalty in Crash Case December 30, 2010 A Connecticut bar has agreed to pay a $5,000 fine and have its license suspended for 10 days for serving...
Federal Judge Tosses Pennsylvania Bar Patron’s Shooting Lawsuit December 30, 2010 A federal judge in Pittsburgh has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a bar patron who claims he and another customer...
Holloman Joins USG December 30, 2010 Pennsylvania-based wholesaler USG Insurance Services has named Jason Holloman as property broker specializing in large commercial and CAT-exposed risks. Holloman...