Archive for August, 2010
The first employee hired by Eastern Insurance Holdings, a Lancaster, Pa.-based insurance company, has been named successor to its founder, Bruce M. Eckert. Read Story
Surplus lines producers in New Jersey cannot charge an originating broker a fee of greater than $50 through Oct. 1, according to a reminder from state insurance regulators. Read Story
(Bloomberg) — After her mother died, Jasmine Williams was assured by MetLife Inc. that her $101,819 in life insurance benefits were safe and was sent what the company called a ... Read → Read Story
LOS ANGELES – A Labrador that ate a beehive containing pesticides and thousands of dead bees won an award on Monday that recognized the most unusual pet health insurance claim ... Read → Read Story
A Spring City, Pa., paralegal who stole more than $100,000 from two estates handled by the law firm with which she was employed was sentences to 21 months to seven years in prison. Read Story
More than half of large employers plan to offer consumer-directed health plans next year, many as a means of lowering their health benefit costs. Read Story
Virginia Insurance Commissioner Alfred W. Gross, one of the longest serving at that post in the nation, plans to retire Dec. 31. Read Story
Whether you are in Houston, Texas or Trenton, N.J., the business world has changed. While the economy may trend up and down, change is a factor that stays consistent. Even if your business is currently suffering, when it returns to the good times, the industry will not be like it was during the last period of prosperity. No one likes change, but everyone must deal with it. Read Story
American International Group has decreased the money it owes the Federal Reserve Bank of New York by $4 billion and its CEO says he sees "light at the end of the tunnel." Read Story
A new judge sworn in to serve on the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, the state’s second highest court, has experience with insurance. Read Story


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