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Port Authority Reaches Deal on Silverstein’s 3 World Trade
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approved a financing agreement for Larry Silverstein's 3 World Trade Center that allows him to use $159 million of insurance proceeds to help build the ...
Only 1 in 5 Small Businesses Hiring Students for Summer: Employers Hldgs
Summer jobs at local restaurants, retail stores, medical offices and other small businesses may be hard to come by for student workers this summer, according to a new poll of small business owners by ...
Former AIG Exec Thygeson Joining Hamilton as COO of U.S. Ops
On Monday, Hamilton Insurance Group, announced that William Thygeson has been appointed to the position of chief operating officer of Hamilton USA Thygeson joins Hamilton USA from American ...
Despite Concessions to U.S. Farmers, Big Data Giants Still in Control
In the tussle between U.S. farmers and big data purveyors, farmers are winning some control over details about crop and growing conditions on their land, but most data sellers are retaining ultimate ...
70% of Citizens Personal Policyholders Could See Rates Fall
With an average dip of 3.2 percent for homeowners policies, nearly seven in 10 Citizens Property Insurance Corporation personal lines policyholders could see rate reductions in 2015, the insurer said ...
Tech Startup AssureStart Selling Small Business Insurance in 3 More States
AssureStart, a Seattle-based technology startup that sells general liability and property insurance to small businesses on the Internet, has expanded its service footprint to include Colorado, ...
ABA Says Lawyers Can Monitor Jurors’ Social Media Sites
Lawyers have been given the green light to scan the social media sites of jurors. The American Bar Association says it's ethical for lawyers to scour online for publicly available musings of citizens ...
Willis’ Longmore Joins Marsh’s FINPRO
Marsh has announced that Ann Longmore will join the firm's FINPRO practice in New York as its new multinational practice leader effective July 7. Longmore will be responsible for helping Marsh ...