Insurance News from July 13, 2012

National News

Workers’ Comp Claims Frequency Was Down 1% in 2011: NCCI

Workers' compensation claim frequency declined slightly in 2011, by a modest one percent, ...

International News

6 Month Insured Losses at $12 Billion; Nat Cats Less Costly: Munich Re

Natural catastrophe losses were "relatively moderate" in the first six months of 2012, ...

East News

Arthur J. Gallagher Buys Employee Benefits Broker Triad USA in Penn.

Itasca, Ill.-headquartered global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it ...

West News

Utah Says Energy Giant Falsified $25M in Claims

Petroleum giant ConocoPhillips filed $25 million in false insurance claims over 14 years ...

Southeast News

North Carolina Resolves Media Concerns Over Workers’ Comp Data

North Carolina officials have found a way to resolve media groups' concern over public ...

Texas / South Central News

Thompson Honored with Insurance Council of Texas’ Raymond Mauk Award

Jay Thompson, a partner with the law firm of Thompson, Coe, Cousins and Irons, has been ...

Midwest News

NTSB: Neglect, Inaction Caused Huge Michigan Oil Spill

The National Transportation Safety Board has approved the findings of its investigators ...