Construction insurance specialists Sherri Lund-Fery and Dave Van Gordon have joined the Elliott, Powell, Baden & Baker Insurance team. Lund-Fery and Van Gordon are both Certified Insurance Specialists in Construction (CISC) and come to EPB&B with more than 20 years …
Sean McGovern now heads Lloyd’s operations in the U.S. and Canada – the first and third largest sources of business for its underwriters. Lloyd’s not only wants to hold on to that business, but also to increase it. “We’re in …
The municipality of Anchorage has agreed that a firefighter’s cancer was caused by his work and that his family is entitled to additional benefits. Andy Mullen, who died of the disease last week, was exposed to burning wires 13 years …
The insurance industry has given more than $1.5 million in indirect contributions to support the Republican candidate for state insurance commissioner, drawing criticism that it is trying to buy influence without being tied directly to the campaign. Both leading candidates …
Alterra Capital Holdings Limited has renamed Max Specialty Insurance Co. as Alterra Excess & Surplus Insurance Co. This is part of an overall rebranding of Alterra following the May 2010 merger of Max Capital and Harbor Point to form Alterra. …
Huge jury verdicts, once potent political issues in a state known as “tort hell,” are getting little mention in this year’s race for Alabama governor. Dr. Robert Bentley, the Republican nominee, has called for limits on medical malpractice suits, but …
Somali pirates have hijacked a South Korean-operated fishing boat with 43 sailors, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday. Two South Korean, two Chinese and 39 Kenyans were aboard the 241-ton Kenya-registered trawler when it was attacked Oct. 9 in the waters …
Nearly 17 percent of U.S. medical costs can be blamed on obesity, according to new research that suggests the nation’s weight problem may be having close to twice the impact on medical spending as previously estimated. One expert acknowledged that …
Hundreds of wary residents fled coastal villages as emergency officials prepared for a powerful typhoon roaring toward the northeastern Philippines on Sunday. Typhoon Megi, the strongest of 10 storms so far to have affected the country this year, had sustained …
James Eckerle has joined The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. as executive vice president, Strategic Initiatives and Enterprise Technology. In this newly created role, Eckerle will report to the company’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, Liam E. McGee. Eckerle …
