Zurich North America Commercial Taps Marcia Munn to Lead Professional Liability Unit.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-3 July 2008-Zurich North America Commercial Taps Marcia Munn to Lead Professional Liability Unit(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Zurich, a property-casualty insurance company, announced Marcia Munn has joined the company as head of its Specialties Professional Liability unit, part of its North America Commercial...

State OKs sale of insurer; Spanish firm buys Commerce.
Byline: Bob Kievra WEBSTER- The state's top insurance regulator yesterday signed off on the sale of Commerce Group Inc. to Mapfre S.A., Spain's largest insurer. Commerce Group, the largest writer of property and casualty insurance in Massachusetts, is being sold in a $2.2 billion deal....

Hot wheels; Cars favored by thieves are not glam models.
Byline: Mary Jo Hill The list of cars most often stolen in Massachusetts doesn't exactly bring to mind vehicles of the rich and famous. A 1994 Honda Accord tops the list for 2004 - the most recent data available from the National Insurance Crime Bureau...

Flood plan helps businesses prepare.
Here are some general tips from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on flood and hurricane preparation for businesses: * Ask your local emergency management office whether your facility is located in a flood plain. Find out the history of flooding in your area. Determine the elevation of...

BUSINESS BEAT.
Byline: The Register-Guard People Mark Manning has joined the law firm of Cram, Harder, Wells & Baron in Eugene as an associate attorney. A graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law, he most recently served as a Social Security law clerk to federal...

BUSINESS BEAT.
Byline: The Register-Guard People Howard Feinman has joined the law firm of Speer, Hoyt, Jones, Poppe, Wolf & Griffith in Eugene as a shareholder. His practice will continue to emphasize business law, estate planning, probate and real estate. Also, Ellen Adler, who has been with...

Like a gold mine: the new generation of customers: marketing to Generation X, the population wave coming behind the baby boomers, will be different. For one thing, Gen Xers think that services like Internet banking are a necessity--not a luxury.
Michael Jackson. Madonna. The Cosby Show. The Dukes of Hazard. Member-Only jackets. Parachute pants. Leg warmers. Does any of this sound familiar? If you're a Gen Xer, chances are you've been a fan of these artists or TV shows or worn some of these "cool" clothes. ...

Fighting fungus: awareness can help hoteliers combat toxic mold.
National Report -- Though it's more of a problem in apartments and homes, hoteliers in all climates should be aware of, know how to prevent and get rid of toxic mold. Burt Fried, president of New York-based LVI Services, an environmental remediation company, said the reasons for...

ChannelPoint Stakes Claim to Be Insurance Industry Portal.
By William Fellows ChannelPoint Inc's business-to-business insurance industry portal solution will go live at the end of June in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut TriState area, with six health insurance providers offering their plans on sites designed to support an estimated 15,000 insurance brokers in the...

Product liability desk reference; a fifty-state compendium, 2005 ed.
0735555028 Product liability desk reference; a fifty-state compendium, 2005 ed. Ed. by Morton F. Daller. Aspen Publishers, Inc. 2005 810 pages $195.00 Paperback KF1296 A succinct summary of the product liability...