Texas-based independent insurance agencies William Gammon Insurance and Higginbotham & Associates have merged. The combined company has more than 500 professionals providing insurance, risk management and employee benefit solutions to clients throughout Texas, the companies’ announcement said. William Gammon Insurance, …
Austin, Texas-based Texas Medical Liability Trust (TMLT) announced that Charles R. (Chip) Ott Jr. will assume leadership of TMLT as president and chief executive officer beginning in late July. He will replace current President and CEO Bob R. Fields, who …
From changing jobs to moving to a different house to downsizing vehicles, Americans have made decisions during the recent economic downturn that impact unexpected areas of their life – like car insurance. In fact, in the past year 53 percent …
A Dunkin’ Donuts employee mistakenly put sugar rather than artificial sweetener into a diabetic woman’s coffee, triggering a reaction that sent the woman to the hospital, according to a civil lawsuit filed Thursday in Philadelphia. Danielle Jordan became dizzy, disoriented …
A northeastern Pennsylvania man suspected of setting more than 20 fires is behind bars on arson charges. Investigators in Lackawanna County say 48-year-old Stephen Giacobbe is the most prolific arsonist in the county’s history. Prosecutors charged Giacobbe on Wednesday with …
The LexisNexis Insurance Exchange, a system that promises to improve how property/casualty agents, brokers and carriers collaborate on commercial lines accounts, is becoming available industry-wide. The system simplifies the submission of small and mid-sized risks by agents and brokers to …
Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan says that more than 4,000 people have completed online training to become certified crowd managers in nightclubs. Coan said the certifications are mandated under a state law that took effect this month. The law …
Emergency management officials are asking Massachusetts residents and business owners to let the state know about damage sustained in last week’s tornadoes. The information will be collected to assess the magnitude of the damage and assist in determining whether the …
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday rejected General Electric Co.’s legal challenge to part of a federal law that gives the Environmental Protection Agency the power to order companies to clean up hazardous waste. The justices let stand a U.S. appeals …
Starr Companies announced that Starr International Company, Inc. has been approved by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission [CIRC] as a strategic equity investor of Dazhong Insurance Company Limited of China. Starr International said the approval allows it, “through its subsidiary, …
