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TAPCO Expands into Pennsylvania (Insurance Journal)
TAPCO Underwriters Inc., a Burlington, N.C.-based managing general agent, said it is now offering its products and proprietary quoting and binding process to retail agents in Pennsylvania. TAPCO s

Small Firms Team Up for a New Growth Strategy (Law.com)
At San Francisco's Brydon, Hugo & Parker, about 70 percent of firm revenues come from product liability litigation. To help diversify, partner John Brydon is looking to expand the firm's bad-faith insurance coverage and commercial trucking litigation work. Rather than merge the 32-lawyer firm into a bigger one to get the benefits of geography and resources -- something its leaders are not ...

Altria Spin-Offs a Success (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance)
With a stable of strong brands, an efficient distribution network, and a strong field sales force, Altria Group has the ability to leverage the company's resources.

Conn's, Inc. Reports Earnings for the Quarter Ended July 31, 2008 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BEAUMONT, Texas----Conn?s, Inc. , a specialty retailer of home appliances, consumer electronics, computers, lawn and garden products, furniture and mattresses, today announced earnings results for the quarter and six months ended July 31, 2008.

Trial lawyers protest warning-label rule (Business Insurance)
WASHINGTON?A proposed federal rule that would grant immunity from product liability lawsuits to drug and medical device makers that fail to warn about their products? dangerous side effects on certain consumers has drawn objections from a trial lawyers group.

Guy Carpenter Named Best Global Broker, Best Global Casualty/Liability Broker at Reactions Awards Ceremony (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, the leading global risk and reinsurance specialist, was named "Best Global Reinsurance Broker" and "Best Global Casualty/Liability Broker" at Reactions magazine's Global Awards 2008, held yesterday at The Rainbow Room, Rockefeller Plaza, in New York.

Maple Leaf's future seen at risk amid food recall (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Maple Leaf Foods Inc stock took another beating on Tuesday and some observers said the very survival of the company may be at risk as more products were pulled from store shelves amid a deadly food poisoning outbreak.

SGI Achieves 25 Percent Bookings Growth Year-Over-Year (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
SGI today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 ended June 27, 2008. The Company achieved its stated objectives for the fiscal year of strong growth in bookings, a strengthened leadership team, an array of new products and services, and penetration into new customer accounts.

SEI Global Quick Poll: Adoption of Liability Driven Investing (LDI) Strategies Doubles in Past Year (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
An SEI Global Quick Poll released today shows that liability driven investing strategies are gaining significant traction in the pension space, as the number of plans implementing these strategies doubled between 2007 and 2008.

Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Save with Premier Agreements for Catheter/Tube Securement Products (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CHARLOTTE, N.C.----Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced new agreements for catheter/tube securement products with C.R. Bard, Inc. Included is the StatLock line of devices marketed by Venetec International before its acquisition by Bard.

 

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