Volatile times call for best D & O coverage: dangerous scenarios can play out, so don't be complacent about your protection.
FOR DIRECTORS, the past few years may have been the best of times. But could the worst of times be lurking just around the corner? Two independent consulting firms, Cornerstone Research and NERA Economic Consulting, both report a significant increase--to levels not seen since 2004--in securities class...

BUSINESS BEAT.
Byline: The Register-Guard People Pacific Continental Bank in Eugene has hired Stacy Lewey as a consumer banking officer at the West 11th Avenue office The bank has promoted James Atwood to vice president and Mary Fechtel to special credits officer. Atwood is a...

Power brokers: energy.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] William Burke Managing Director Aon Houston An old adage speaks of the calm before the storm, but oil and gas exploration and production companies are enjoying a calm after the storms. The end of the 2007 named-windstorm...

Critics of $10 corporate tax miss the facts.
Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Darby Giannone For The Register-Guard The April 15 income tax filing deadline has come and gone, bringing a familiar round of aggravations. You file your tax returns and read headlines that let you know that you are paying more taxes than...

Accountant accused of stealing $450,000; Shrewsbury Homes money embezzled.
Byline: Gary V. Murray WORCESTER - An East Brookfield accountant accused of stealing nearly half a million dollars from a Boylston home-building company pleaded not guilty yesterday in Worcester Superior Court. Brian D. Lamson, 39, of 121 Faith Drive, East Brookfield, allegedly embezzled about $450,000...

Lunenburg teen center strikes up partnership.
LUNENBURG - For an evening, the Chester Mossman Teen Center became a cafe. The event celebrated the new partnership of the teen center with the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester. More than 50 Lunenburg supporters and local businesses were represented at the teen center....

Surviving without liability insurance--1 year later.
For a little more than a year, Mark Macumher, M.D., has been conducting a health policy experiment--operating his medical practice without liability insurance. "The most surprising and rewarding thing is the response I get from the patients," said Dr. Macumber, a family physician practicing in Berwyn, Ill.,...

Liability insurance levels decline, survey shows.
Faced with escalating insurance costs and a soft economy, U.S. businesses, Fen average, have reduced their level of liability insurance purchased. Meanwhile, costs associated with injuries and court awards continued to rise, resulting in a widening gap for many businesses between their potential liability risk and their insurance protection....

Crisis leads Fla. to ease liability insurance rules. (Some Can 'Go Bare').
Bowing to the pressures of the medical liability crisis, some hospitals in central and southern Florida are letting their physicians "go bare." They won't be naked. As long as Florida physicians can cover a malpractice claim of $250,000, they can practice without medical malpractice insurance, due to...

Professional liability insurance available. (Association News).
What is professional liability coverage, and is it necessary? This is a question many music professionals ask when starting their own business at home or in a studio. For many years, professional liability insurance was mainly associated with professions such as medicine and law. However, the scope has broadened...