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All But 1 West Virginia Miners Found Dead; Early Reports Said 12 Survived

Jan 4 2006 // Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 3 a.m. EST. News prior to then indicated that early reports were 12 miners in a West Virginia coal mine explosion had been found alive. Hours later, officials said that was...

Living Near Restaurants, Medical Buildings, Grocery Stores Has Risks

Jan 2 2006 // If you live within a mile of a church, you’re far less likely to have a car accident than drivers who live more than a mile from a church. But if you live within a mile of a restaurant, you face a significantly...

Drivers living near restaurants pose higher risks than church neighbors

Jan 2 2006 // Why people who live close to restaurant are more likely to pay more for auto insurance.Drivers who live within a mile of a church are far less likely to have a car accident than drivers who live more than a mile from a...

Living Near Restaurants, Medical Buildings, Grocery Stores Has Risks

Jan 1 2006 // If you live within a mile of a church, you’re far less likely to have a car accident than drivers who live more than a mile from a church. But if you live within a mile of a restaurant, you face a significantly...

Drivers living near restaurants pose higher risks than church neighbors

Jan 1 2006 // Why people who live close to restaurant are more likely to pay more for auto insurance.Drivers who live within a mile of a church are far less likely to have a car accident than drivers who live more than a mile from a...

News Briefs

Dec 18 2005 // MassachusettsAuto Producer Reassignments Delayed: Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler has asked that a plan for reassignment of auto insurance producers doing business with the state’s residual...

Conn. High Court Asked to Rule on Catholic Church Abuse Documents

Dec 9 2005 // In a case that could have implications for New York Cardinal Edward Egan, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport asked the Connecticut Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling that newspapers can ask for documents related...

Authorities Suspicious About Cause of Winder, Ga. Fire

Dec 7 2005 // Authorities are investigating an early morning church fire in Winder in northeast Georgia that they say is suspicious.Glenn Allen, a spokesman for state Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner John Oxendine said a neighbor...

Drivers Living Near Restaurants Pose Higher Risk Than Church Neighbors

Dec 6 2005 // Drivers who live within a mile of a church are far less likely to have a car accident than drivers who live more than a mile from a church. But those who live within one mile of a restaurant face a significantly greater...

Catholic Church in Pa. Fights Change to Allow New Sex Abuse Suits

Dec 6 2005 // Roman Catholic Church officials in Pennsylvania say a proposal that would allow sexual-abuse victims from decades ago to file lawsuits could lead to financial ruin for dioceses across the state.Some Harrisburg lawmakers...

Smaller and Regional Programs: Proven Exercises

Dec 5 2005 // Here are a few smaller and regional programs that are meeting specific needsPumped for profit Robin C. Brennan knows fuel dealers. She’s been handling their insurance needs since 1998. Brennan is a vice president...

Smaller and Regional Programs: Proven Exercises

Dec 4 2005 // Pumped for profitRobin C. Brennan knows fuel dealers. She’s been handling their insurance needs since 1998. Brennan is a vice president with the Managing Agency Group in Hartford, Conn., a subsidiary of Hilb Rogal...

Roy Pasini, Former Publisher of Underwriters’ Report, Dies

Nov 9 2005 // Roy Pasini, former publisher of Underwriters’ Report, died Saturday following a month-long hospitalization. Funeral services and mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, at St. Ignatius Church, 650 Parker...

Lockton Goes the Extra Miles to Help Katrina Victims

Oct 3 2005 // In the mess that was left after Hurricane Katrina blasted into the Gulf Coast last month, many insurance companies anted up dollars for relief. But it’s probably safe to say that few organizations literally went the...

Utah Bus Trips Canceled over Church-State, Insurance

Aug 31 2005 // The twice-a-week bus trips from Preston, Idaho, to Logan have been canceled due to church-state and insurance concerns.Franklin County Clerk Elliott Larsen said the trips, which have been shut down for the past month,...

S&P Assigns ‘BBB’ Rating to Australia’s EIG-Ansvar Ltd.

Aug 9 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its “BBB” financial strength and counterparty credit ratings to Australia-based nonlife insurer EIG-Ansvar Ltd. with a positive...

Ore. Archdiocese Turns Over Records on Priests

Jun 24 2005 // The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland has turned over 97 boxes of records on priests accused of molesting children after promising last November to provide the documents to insurance companies seeking to reduce...

Mass. Diocese Seeks Ruling on Insurers’ Share of Sex Abuse Claims

Jun 17 2005 // The Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts is asking a judge to determine how much of a burden the diocese’s insurers should bear in paying for settled sex abuse claims as well as determine their financial...

N.Y. Lawyer Involved in Frankel Insurance Scheme is Sentenced

May 27 2005 // Kevin O’Connor, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Thomas Bolan, 80, of Flushing, New York, was sentenced this week for his role in Martin Frankel’s multi-million dollar...

More than 600 Catholic Clerics Accused of Sex Abuse of Minors

Apr 4 2005 // More than 600 U.S. Catholic diocesan priests and deacons were accused in 2004 of sexual abuse of minors, with the majority of allegations of abuse occurring between 1970 and 1974. Half of these clergy had been the subject...