Public employee union leaders are lashing out at colleague Carla Katz, complaining that her personal relationship with Governor Corzine could torpedo a tentative four-year contract for its 36,000 members.

Presidents of five of the seven Communications Workers of America locals took the unusual step of criticizing one of their own through a joint letter released publicly over the weekend. ...

Lawyer Fights for the Little Guy Against Insurance Companies

Richard F. Scruggs, one of the country's most successful trial lawyers, made his first fortune in a case that hit close to home. He sued asbestos makers on behalf of workers at the shipyard in his hometown here who had developed lung diseases.

He made his second fortune with lawsuits against the tobacco industry, coming u...

of Worcester has been promoted to assistant vice president at Clinton Savings Bank and has transferred from manager of its West Boylston branch to manager of the bank's main office at 200 Church St., Clinton. Before moving to the United States, Ms. Haxhiaj was a manager for the National Commercial Bank of Albania. She earned master's degrees at the University of Tirana in Albania and Nichols ...

According to Patrick Ferrer, its vice president of VA distribution, Old Mutual initially will compete mainly with Baltimore-based AEGON USA Inc. and Minneapolis-based Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, the two largest VA distributors through independent-marketing organizations. Although IMOs offer many types of products, they have been used by most advisers as a source for fixed-a...

Require property insurance companies to lower rates an average 24 percent statewide and make them double the discounts they give to homeowners who do things such as buy storm shutters or reinforce their roofs.

"Today we have a message for the people of Florida: 'Help is on the way!'" Gov. Charlie Crist beamed in January when he signed the insurance overhaul bill into law.

Crist ev...

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LONDON (AFX) - Leading shares were higher midmorning with sector consolidation hopes in the financials sector helping to drive stocks forward, dealers said.

At 10.03 am, the FTSE 100 was 34.1 points firmer at 6,165.7, mirroring the positive wider market.

Volume was solid with 522 mln shares changing hands in 90,562 deals.

Financials helped to lead blue chips higher on weekend ...