Insurance News from August 02, 2012

National News

House Passes Tax Rate Extension Act

The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8, the “Job Protection and Recession ...

East News

Thomson Reuters Establishes Connecticut’s First Captive Insurance Co.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy announced today that international media and information ...

West News

L.A. County Pays $2M To Settle Deputy Force Suits

Los Angeles County will pay nearly $2 million to settle lawsuits over use of force by ...

Southeast News

Farmers Raises Rates in Alabama; Pulls Wind Coverage on Coastal Rental Policies

One of Alabama’s largest homeowners’ insurers is raising rates on property insurance ...

Texas / South Central News

Oklahoma Forester: Wildfire Danger Increases as Drought Persists

A deepening drought and persistent 100-degree temperatures are turning forests and crops ...

Midwest News

Missouri Supreme Court Strikes Down Non-Economic Damage Cap

Missouri’s top justices have ruled that the state’s law placing limits on the amount ...