News for February 2015
- State Farm to Pay $352.5M to Settle Texas Residential Overcharge Case
- Former AIG, MetLife Leader Benmosche Dies at 70
- NYC Gets $116M Reimbursement for Sandy-Related Fixes
- LIU Adds Underwriters to Risk Engineering Team
- Mattax Confirmed as Texas Insurance Commissioner
- Louisiana Alleges Insurance Agency Owner Pocketed Premiums
- Ariel Re Launches Ariel Specialty Insurance Managers
- LP Insurance in Nevada Names Marini Sales Executive
- South Carolina Court Orders J&J to Pay $136M in Risperdal Case
- Ohio House Passes Bill Protecting Skilled Volunteers from Liability
- Atlas in California Names Williams Executive Vice President
- Californians Favor Mandatory Rationing to Battle Drought, Poll Shows
- Lawsuit Filed in California Against Scope Maker in Superbug Infection
- Insurance Carriers Plan Increased Hiring in 2015: Survey
- Fairfax Financial to Benefit From its Acquisition of Brit plc: Moody’s Report
- China’s Draft Counter-Terrorism Law Alarms Foreign Technology Firms
- States Have No Plans If Health Insurance Subsidies End
- Activist Goldstein Urges Title Insurer Stewart to Sell
- Old Mutual’s Full-Year Profit Falls 8% on Currency Fluctuations
- Study Finds Cooler Pacific Slowing Global Warming – Temporarily
- A.M. Best: New UAE Regulations Should Improve Risk Profile of Insurers
- All Risks Adds Aimini as Brokerage Underwriter in Miami
- Kentucky Ignition Interlock Bill for Drunken Drivers Heads to Senate
- Nashville to Put $100M Flood Protection Plan in Place
- Administrative Strategies Partners with Aon Cornerstone
- Texas Bill Would Create Roofing Contractor Registration Program
- Report: Errors Increase in Minnesota Hospitals but Deaths Decrease
- Insurers Targeted in Proposed N.Y. Corporate Whistleblower Protection Law
- Climate Change Modeling on Cusp of Paradigm Shift
- N.Y.’s Lawsky: Cybersecurity Likely Most Important Issue DFS Will Face in 2015
- XL Expects Increased Oversight From Global Regulators After Catlin Deal
- New York to Be Reimbursed $32M for Ebola Readiness, Treatment
- Derailed Train in West Virginia Had Safer Tank Cars
- This Winter Season Is 1 of Snowiest on Record for Boston
- Increase in Kentucky Fracking Prompts Lawmakers to Update Rules
- Florida Republicans Propose Medical Marijuana Bills to Appease Voters
- Former Northern N.J. Mayor Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud Charge
- Florida Court: GEICO on Hook for $100,000 in Additional Attorney Fees
- Higginbotham Unites Houston Offices
- Rhode Island’s Risco Insurance Brokerage Hires Giuliani as Assistant VP
- Car Cellphone Regulations Rejected by Arkansas House Committee
- Nevada Governor Signs Construction Defect Bill
- Suit Filed in California Against Purina Claims Food Sickens, Kills Dogs
- Alaska Becomes 3rd State to Legalize it
- Gaines Named Liberty Mutual National Medical Director, Commercial Insurance
- Starr Eyes Cuba Travel Insurance Market For Growth
- NFL Blows Whistle on Concussion Study Using Helmet Sensors
- Tobacco Firms to Settle 400 Florida Smokers’ Lawsuits for $100M
- Report: Wildfire Risk to Homes in West Tops $237B
- Replacing Unsafe Train Crossings Deemed Too Expensive
- 2014 Insured Losses Hit Lowest Level in Five Years: Guy Carpenter
- Hong Kong-Based AIA Group Beats Estimates With 22% Jump in Profit
- Global Atlantic Appoints Cai as Chief Risk Officer
- RSA’s Restores 2014 Profit and Dividend; CFO Plans to Step Down
- Canada’s New Rules Could Charge Railways that Cause Forest Fires
- Allianz Profit Drops as Gross’ Exit Spurs PIMCO Asset Outflows
- As Health Data Goes Electronic, Medical ID Theft Increases
- Brit Chief Says Excess Capital Will Spark More Mergers & Acquisitions
- Fratianni-Atsaves Appointed Chair of Illinois Workers’ Comp Commission
- Bill Banning Texting and Driving Passes Oklahoma House
- Kansas Earthquakes Further Damaging Century-Old Courthouse
- Michigan Pot Grower Who Didn’t Tell Insurer Must Reimburse Fire Claim Payment
- N.Y. Regulator Lawsky Says Banks Need Money-Laundering Spot Checks
- New Jersey’s Selective Insurance Hires Eden as Head of Commercial Lines
- N.J. Bill Seeks to Prohibit Home Insurers From Raising Rates After Single Claim
- Aon Launches Maximum Protection Coverage for Directors & Officers
- Three Arrested in Florida in Unlicensed Clinic PIP Fraud Scam
- Report: North Carolina Hospitals Reduce Lawsuits Against Patients
- Mass. Gov. Baker: Federal Officials Encouraging on Disaster Relief
- Kentucky Bill Would Exempt Unpaid Pastors from Workers’ Comp Insurance
- 3 Former Execs Ordered to Pay $1.8M in California Asbestos Case
- Double Fines in ‘Pedestrian Safety Zones’ Proposed by Nevada Bill
- California Commuter Train Versus Truck Injures Dozens
- 15 Children Killed in Ohio Fires in 2014, 11 So Far This Year
- Georgia Legislature Advances Medical Marijuana Bill
- Twice-Wounded Sandy Victims Seek Payout as FEMA Presses Insurers
- Colleges Warned of Liability for Basketball Fans’ Court Storming
- FBI Says It’s Close to Identifying Anthem Hackers
- 1st Cayman Portfolio Insurance Company Formed by Ascension Insurance
- Willis Signs Indian Market Joint Venture with Almondz Insurance Brokers
- Platinum’s Ratings Remain on CW Positive Pending RenRe Acquisition: S&P
- Emerging Markets Private Health Premiums to Double: Swiss Re Report
- Europe’s Insurers to Boost Dividends for Investors Seeking Higher Yields
- AXA Posts 12% Increase in 2014 Profit Led by Life & Savings Division
- New Claims Consulting Firm Opening in Dallas
- Secretary of State Warns Indiana Business Owners of Payment Scam
- More than $1M Awarded in Oklahoma Nursing Home Lawsuit
- Berkley: Google’s Entry Into Auto Insurance Should Frighten Agents
- Earthquake Authority to Study Quake’s Impact on Napa Homes
- SIAA Grew Premium to $5.7B, Signed 410 New Member Agencies in 2014
- Weaver Joins Aegis Specialty Insurance Services in California
- Analyst: Taxi Medallions No ‘Safe haven’ in Wake of Uber
- Conn. Senator Urges DOJ to Investigate Auto Insurers’ ‘Preferred’ Repair Shops
- IBTX Risk Services Opens Office in Houston
- Donald Trump Withdraws Lawsuit Against Florida City Over Noise Ordinance Violations
- Insurance Department: 1-in-3 Missourians Impacted by Anthem Data Breach
- South Carolina City to Pay $700K to Family of Pregnant Woman Shot by Cop
- City’s Refusal to Pay for Sinkhole Damage Upsets Ohio Driver
- USI Appoints Deskins as Bond Manager for Kentucky
- North Dakota Oil Patch Highway Is State’s Most Dangerous
- Insurance Price Comparison Site Comparenow.com Becomes Compare.com
- Ratings of Houston-Based Delta Lloyds Insurance Co. Downgraded
- Confirmed GM Ignition Switch Death Toll Rises to 57
- Florida Court Upholds Law Banning Open Carry of Firearms for Self Defense
- Integro Hires Santoleri as Health Care Senior VP in Philadelphia
- Court Clears Way For Couple to Sue Jack Nicklaus In Utah Case
- Montana Man Sues University Alleging Harassment, Discrimination
- Supreme Court to Weigh Rejection of Muslim Applicant Over Head Scarf
- IPCC Selects Acting Chair after R.K. Pachauri Steps Down
- Financial Markets Warned Aging Population Means End to Savings Glut
- U.K. Regulator Fines Aviva $27 Million for Failing to Manage Conflicts of Interest
- Internet Domain .insurance to Be Available By End of 2015
- BP Appeals Ruling on Gulf Oil Spill Size
- Hagerty to Join RenRe Board as MacGinnitie Steps Down
- Lloyd’s Appoints First General Representative in South Korea
- CN Derailment Shows Inadequacy of New Oil Tank Cars Says Canada’s TSB
- Specialist Yacht Syndicate Launches Enhanced Accident Coverage
- QBE Returns to Profit During 2014 as North American Unit Improves
- After Riots, Authorities Regain Control of Texas Prison
- More than 2.5K Oklahoma Agents Take Earthquake Coverage Class
- Wastewater Injection Shaking Oklahoma; Tracking, Management Needed
- 2014 Workers’ Compensation Rates Ranked by State
- Ullico Increases Fiduciary Liability Limits to $25 Million
- Feds Say Speed Not a Factor in West Virginia Oil Train Crash
- Duke Energy Faces Federal Charges from Illegal Pollution at 5 North Carolina Plants
- N.H. Lawmakers Work to Tackle High Workers’ Comp Costs
- New Jersey’s U.S. Senators Seek Probe of Any Sandy Insurer Fraud
- Glatfelter Promotes Williams to VFIS Senior VP in Pennsylvania
- MGAA Unveils Plans for First UK MGA Conference
- Top Writers of Homeowners, Blizzard-Exposed Commercial Lines in New England
- PIA of Florida Partners with Windhaven to Provide Additional Market Access
- North Carolina City to Pay $82K to Man Involved in Police Chase
- Suit Filed Against U of New Mexico by Woman Who Reported Gang Rape
- After Deadly California Fire Thousands of Smoke Alarms Installed
- Nationwide to Close Virginia Call Center; 340 Jobs to Leave Area
- Arthur J. Gallagher Names Chilton as CEO of UK-Based Brokerage
- CGSC North America Nabs 3 Senior Executives
- NCCI CEO Klingel to Retire in 2016
- U.S. Sends Wrong Health Tax Information
- Diversity Within Insurance Industry Serves Expanding Nonprofits
- Roof Collapses Mount Across Boston Region in Weekend Snow, Rain
- AXA to Acquire 7% of Africa Re to Increase Pan-African Exposure
- Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Granted So. Africa License
- Australia Cyclone Causes Power Cuts, but Spares Miners, Farmers
- Canada to Overhaul Rail Safety Rules; More Insurance Will Be Required
- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Fills 2 Key Positions in Singapore
- Johnston Promoted to P/C Underwriter at Michigan-Based J.M. Wilson
- Texas Agency, Allred-Thompson-Mason-Daugherty, now Named Higginbotham
- Ex-Oppenheimer Exec Admits to Role in Sinking Oklahoma Insurer
- Texas Lawmaker Urges Extension of Wind Insurance Inspection Waiver
- Ohio Cancer Cluster Suit Against Whirlpool Dropped
- Only 3 Days Jail Time for Kansas Man’s 10th Drunk Driving Conviction
- Sophisticated Resilience Model in Development in Colorado – And It’ll be Free
- Business Risk Partners Hires Simmons as E&O Manager in Connecticut
- Worldwide Taps Day and Donovan in Washington Office
- Gas Vapor Possible Factor in West Virginia Oil Train Fireball
- Energy Workers at Loose Ends after Drop in Crude Prices
- Long Island Engineering Firm Raided in Sandy Investigation
- Wal-Mart Driver Appeals in Bid to Delay Morgan Crash Suit
- Kansas Commune Leader Found Guilty in Murder-for-Insurance Case
- Alliant Hires DeBruin as Construction Services Group VP in Boston
- Arkansas Gov.’s Prison Overcrowding Plan Would Tap Insurance Department Fund
- Snow Brings Out Scammers in Massachusetts
- New Leadership Team in Place at Texas-Based Hotchkiss Insurance
- Snowbound Boston Area Braces for Collapsing Roofs as Rain Comes
- Mutual Insurers Group Names Minnesota’s Sen. Metzen Legislator of Year
- Proposal Would Offer Wisconsin State Workers $2K to Opt out of Health Coverage
- 2015 Outlook for P/C: Profitable Despite Lower Rates, Says Wells Fargo
- Willis Names LaSala to Succeed Krauze as North America Chair
- Nevada Bill Proposes Liability Protections for Horse-Related Injuries
- California District Sees 152 Students Leave after Asbestos Problems
- Utah House Passes Proposal to Toughen Seatbelt Law
- Washington’s Early Warning System a Bit Slow Quake Shows
- Climate Change Measure Advanced in Oregon Senate
- AXA Buys London Pinnacle Site for Redesigned Skyscraper
- Boozing, Promiscuous Business Travelers Put Selves, Employers at Risk
- Global Reinsurance M&A – A Strategy or an Ultimatum? Best’s Briefing
- FEMA Shows Some Progress Implementing Flood Insurance Changes: GAO
- Google to Face Same Obstacles Selling Insurance Online, Says Overstock’s Byrne
- Best Sees No Ratings Changes for Fairfax from Brit Acquistion
- Fairfax to Sell Shares for Brit Acquisition to Protect Credit Rating
- Australian Tropical Cyclones Weaken After Destructive Winds Hit Coast
- SEC Filing: Duke Energy Expects to Settle Criminal Charges from Spill for $100M
- Fired Atlanta Fire Chief Files Federal Suit Against City
- Florida’s Citizens’ Recovery Unit Increased Policyholder Refunds in 2014
- California “Superbug” Outbreak Prompts FDA Alert on Device
- Associated Banc-Corp Completes Purchase of Ahmann & Martin Co.
- All Risks Adds Tuley, Coffey in Texas
- Dozens of Massachusetts Roofs Buckling Under Weight of Snow
- Barclays Wins Reversal of Liability Ruling in $300M Black Diamond Suit
- J.M. Wilson Promotes Tobolic to P/C Underwriter in Michigan
- ACE Launches D&O, EPLI Product for Community Associations
- Minnesota Auditor: MNsure’s ‘Failures Outweighed its Achievements’
- Texas Issues Data Call on Named Driver Policies, Excluded Driver Endorsements
- Problem of Metal Theft Focus of Illinois House Bill
- Hope for Avoiding ‘Flood Insurance Nightmare’ Lies in Red River Levee Work
- Guilty Plea in $2M Slip-and-Fall Scam at Houston Home Décor Store
- Florida’s Tower Hill Prime Now Writing Commercial Lines Products in the State
- Integro Acquires E&O Specialist Firm in California
- Negotiations in Arizona to Update Ridesharing Law Underway
- Central Washington Jolted by M4.3 Earthquake
- New Drought Rules at Restaurants, Hotels Considered in California
- Impact of Driving Record on Auto Insurance Cost Varies Widely by State
- AssuredPartners Acquires Amtech Insurance Brokers in New York
- FEMA in Talks to Settle Sandy Flood Insurance Claims
- Businesses Find Costs of Affordable Care Act No Big Deal
- Large Product Liability Awards Made Comeback in 2014
- Greenlight Re Reports Q4 Net Income of $60.7 Million; $109.6 Million for Year
- Navigators Launches Lloyd’s-Based International Casualty Unit
- Report Challenges Eliminating Deductibility of Foreign Reinsurance Premiums
- PERILS Puts Initial Loss Estimate for Windstorm Elon-Felix at $374 Million
- What Will States Do If Court Kills Health Insurance Subsidies?
- ACE Launches Luxury Goods Practice for Continental Europe
- Guy Carpenter Appoints Eagle as Head of International Analytics
- Swiss Re Plans $1.1 Billion Share Buyback; Q4 Net Income Hit
- All Risks Adds White as Casualty/PL Broker in Atlanta Office
- Florida Nurse Charged with Putting Hot Sauce in Patients’ Mouths
- Georgia Representatives Accuse Atlanta Mayor of Discrimination in Fire Chief Firing
- A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Philadelphia Contributionship Group
- Fatal Work Injuries in N.Y. Metro Area Declined in 2013: BLS
- Sens. Schumer, Blumenthal Seek More Funding for Railroad Crossing Safety
- Delaware Licensed 87 New Captive Insurers in 2014
- California Commissioner Tells Insurers to Cease Price Optimization
- California Refinery Blast Sprays Ash, Bursts Windows
- New York Attorney General Says ‘Zombie’ Home Bill Rising Again
- Integro Opens Office in Miami
- Glatfelter’s VFIS Enhances Coverage for Emergency Services Organizations
- Hilton Closes $1.95B Waldorf Astoria Sale to Anbang Insurance
- Texas Workers’ Comp Unit Recovers Over $500K for Injured Workers, Beneficiaries
- Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Hires Bedaw as Senior Field Rep in N.H.
- Motorcycle Safety Bill Proposed in Illinois
- Columbia, Missouri’s Ride-Booking Regulations Include Insurance
- Duke in Talks with U.S. on 2014 North Carolina Coal Ash Spill
- Louisiana’s ‘Sobriety Court’ Program Targets Drunk Drivers
- Ohio’s Supreme Court Affirms State’s Power to Regulate Oil and Gas
- Networked Insurance Agents Hires Villegas as Texas Sales VP
- FBinsure Acquires Newbury Insurance Agency in Massachusetts
- LP Insurance in Nevada Moves Up Handful of Employees
- Arson Suspected in California School Fire With $1M in Damage
- Man Who Sold BoatUS to Buffett Dies at 85
- Treasury Troubled by Smaller Firms Not Buying Cyber Insurance
- 11.4 Million People Enroll Under Affordable Care Act: Obama
- Calls for Safety Upgrades Follow West Virginia Oil Train Crash
- Judge Could Weaken GM’s Bankruptcy Liability Protection
- RSA Sells 26% Holding in India’s Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance
- Allianz’s El-Erian Cites ‘Illusion of Liquidity’ as Biggest Market Risk – CNBC
- Reinsurers’ Shopping Spree Won’t Slow Down Falling Rates – S&P Report
- A.M. Best: European (Re)Insurers Face Pressure Points; Ratings Are Stable
- ING to Sell $1.2 Billion Stake in NN Group in Stock Offering
- Insurance Australia Shares Drop Most in Six Years After Profit Decline
- Hit and Run Car Accidents in Florida up 23% in 2014
- Mississippi Supreme Court Sends Sewage Injury Lawsuit Back to County
- CNA Names Coleman Vice President in Southern California
- Pacific Specialty Adds Biewer, Lee to C-Suite
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Cohn Financial in Arizona
- Atlas in California Names Lasher SVP of Commercial Operations
- Berkley Life Sciences Adds Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Expense Coverage
- Voter ID, Tort Reform Among Amendments Filed in Arkansas
- Sagamore Insurance Expands Workers Compensation Program to 6 States
- Missouri Insurance Department Recovers nearly $25M in 2014
- Minnesota Suppliers Hit by Target Canada Bankruptcy Filing
- South Dakota Workplace Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, 2 Injured
- Alabama Police, City Sued by Tourist Visiting from India After Assault
- North Dakota Officials Stress Job Resiliency in Oil Industry
- Conner Strong & Buckelew Hires Gosnear as Managing Director in Penn.
- Montana Bill Would Add Tree Wells As ‘Risk Of Skiing’
- Woodruff-Sawyer Names Four New Partners From West
- Main Street America Promotes Kusch, Daly
- NICB to Boston-Area Homeowners: Beware of Insurance Scammers
- Penn. Mansion Fires Spark $20M in Payouts, Suicide, Fraud Case
- Lancashire Seen as Target as Lloyd’s Consolidation Trend Continues
- Court Rules BP Not Covered by Transocean’s $750M Insurance
- China’s Anbang Insurance to Recapitalize Vivat, Former SNS Reaal Unit
- Probe of RSA’s Irish Division at ‘Advanced Stage’, Says Irish Central Bank
- Reports Show Insurers Lag Behind in Adopting Technology
- Canada’s Fairfax to Acquire London-Based Brit for $1.88 Billion
- AIG Opens Four New Branches in Oman
- ACE Appoints Stankiewicz as Head of Sales & Distribution, Nordics
- Towergate Wins Creditor Support for $1.5 Billion Restructuring
- Judge to Rule if Mississippi Attorney General Can Investigate Google
- North Carolina Plans Changes to Captive Program
- Injured Workers File Legal Challenge over Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Law
- Fraser and Dimitry Join Alliant Insurance Services in Houston
- Federal Judge Dismisses Louisiana Levee Board’s Suit against Oil Companies
- Armstrong Hit with $10M Sanction in Dispute with Texas Promotions Insurer
- Update: Crude Oil Train Derails in West Virginia
- U.S. Issues Draft Rules on Commercial Use of Drones; Insurers Welcome
- Former Hartford CEO McGee Dies at 60
- California Consumer Group Seeks Enforcement Action Against Geico
- Insurer Hit With $4.5M Class Action Bad Faith Verdict in Nevada
- Maine Business Faces $100K Federal Fines for Alleged Safety Violations
- AssuredPartners Hires AJG’s Gardner as Regional President in Penn.
- Buying Insurance Is Like Online Dating? Or Loving a Local Agent?
- Arkansas Bill Would Jeopardize Local Gay Anti-Discrimination Laws
- Opinion: Florida Sending Mixed Messages About Uber Insurance Requirements
- Minnesota Lawmakers Expected to Debate Rideshare Insurance Gap
- Lyft Joins Uber in Getting Final OK for Pennsylvania Service
- Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Breath Test Refusal Law
- Coverys Launches Excess & Surplus Lines Company
- Palomar Specialty, Wellington to Launch Wind Insurance Product in Texas
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