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• State Farm Says It Warned U.S. Officials About Toyota Accident Trend in 2007
  Private insurer State Farm informed a U.S. government regulator of a worrying trend of vehicle-caused accidents involving Toyota Motor Corp. as far back as late 2007, an official at the company ...
• Program Administrator Thomco Promotes 2
  National insurance program administrator Thomco announced the promotions of John Clark and Monica Clark (not related) to senior vice president positions. Thomco, based in Kennesaw, Georgia, said ...
• Cutts, Founder, Editor of Risk Retention Reporter Dies
  Karen Cutts, the managing editor and former publisher of the Risk Retention Reporter, passed away on Feb. 2, 2010, after a seven-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 69-years-old. Cutts ...
• Lloyd's Releases 3-Year Strategy for 2010-12
  Lloyd’s has released its 2010–2012 Strategy after a detailed review. The bulletin noted that it had consulted "over 50 managing agents, brokers and market associations" in assessing ...
• Lockton Insurance Adds Davis, Thomson to Benefits Practice
   The Southern California subsidiary of Lockton Companies named Bryan Davis vice president and senior consultant, and Lissa Thomson as senior vice president, chief consultant, in the San ...
• Armstrong Joins Executive Staff at ReSource Pro
  K. Patrick Armstrong has joined the executive team at New York-based ReSource Pro as a business process consultant. Armstrong will work with insurance agencies, brokers, MGAs and carriers to ...
• Kessler Appointed President at ACE Westchester
  ACE Westchester, the Philadelphia-based wholesale-focused P/C operation of the ACE Group, has appointed Bruce Kessler as president of ACE Westchester Casualty and Specialty Lines. Based in ...
• Meteorology: It's Not 'Rocket Science;' It's a Lot More Complicated
  Everyone's heard the shibboleth "It's not rocket science." This implies that whatever "it" may be it's easier than flying a rocket. In fact Robert Goddard fired off the first real rocket in 1926. ...
• Fremont Insurance Endorsed by Michigan Retailers Association
  Fremont Insurance, a Michigan-exclusive property and casualty insurance carrier, has been named as the endorsed insurer of the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA). This is the second consecutive ...
• The Buckner Co. Opens Office in Idaho Falls
  Salt Lake City-based The Buckner Co. has opened a third location in Idaho Falls, Idaho, following through with the company’s vision to expand and grow business. The company said it is ...
• At Least Five Workers Killed in Connecticut Energy Plant Explosion
  An explosion at an under-construction energy plant in Central Connecticut has killed at least five workers and injured 12 others, prompting a major emergency response by local and state officials ...
• Insurance Company Says Oklahoma State Breached Contract
  The insurance company sued by billionaire booster T. Boone Pickens and Oklahoma State University's athletic fundraising foundation claims the university breached its contract and has no right to ...
• Democrat: Kan. House Speaker Should Step Down Due to Insurance Ties
  A Democratic legislator called for Kansas' Republican House speaker to step down because he is representing businesses, trade groups and insurance funds in a lawsuit against the state. State Rep. ...
• Collapse Concerns Grow as Snowstorm Slams Eastern States
  Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C. were particularly battered by a weekend snowstorm that caused massive power outages and resulted in moderate structural damage to areas in the region. At ...
• California Department of Insurance Recovers $112.1 Million for Consumers
  The California Department of Insurance (CDI) announced it has has recovered $112.1 million for consumers through consumer complaint investigations and market conduct examinations of insurance ...