April 22, 2008
Glenn Roman has joined Risk Strategies Co. as senior vice president. Besides the his own production activity, Roman will assist the California offices as construction practice leader Risk Strategies has three California offices: in Los Angeles, Irvine and San Francisco.
April 22, 2008
Carole Brown has rejoined American E&S Insurance Brokers as vice president and financial services broker. She will be working in the Vacaville, Calif., branch and has more 15 years experience specializing in directors and officers liability, errors and omissions, and …
April 22, 2008
A new state-of-the-art applied research facility will use science and technology to expand capabilities to create more durable homes and businesses and reduce the human, financial and societal costs of natural disasters. The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), …
April 22, 2008
Scientists say they know far too little about Midwestern seismic zones like the one that rumbled to life under southern Illinois Friday (April 18) morning, but some of what they do know is unnerving. The fault zones beneath the Mississippi …
April 22, 2008
Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have updated the USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps, and noted that earthquakes remain a serious threat in 46 of the United States. For some areas such as western Oregon and Washington, USGS increased …
April 21, 2008
The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Liquor Liability Coverage Nuts & Bolts: Advanced E&S Insurance Underwriters recently announced the offering of …
April 21, 2008
Agency Specialty Product Network, a unit of Aon Corp., has named five new regional vice presidents. Rob Romano will head the Northeast Region, which comprises Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New York City and Long Island. Romano …
April 21, 2008
ACE, Aon ACE Limited has completed its acquisition of 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Combined Insurance Co. of America and certain of its subsidiaries from Aon Corp. for $2.56 billion in cash. The closing price exceeded the $2.4 …
April 21, 2008
A federal grand jury on April 10 indicted a Louisiana state senator on charges he conspired to launder money for a convicted felon accused of operating an illegal insurance business. Derrick Shepherd, a lawyer from the New Orleans suburb of …
April 21, 2008
The New York Workers’ Compensation Board plans to yank the license of CRM Holdings Ltd. to provide third party administrative services to self-insured workers’ compensation pools in the state as early as next month, according to documents sent to the …