News for May 2015
- What States Are Doing to Battle Bird Flu Threat
- Google Drone Prototype Crashes
- FEMA: Nearly 1,000 Sandy Claimants Signed Up for Claims Review So Far
- Oklahoma Governor Seeks to Expedite Repair of Roads, Bridges
- Man Pleads Guilty to Chicago Air-Traffic Facility Fire
- South Dakota Requests Disaster Declaration for Delmont Tornado
- Texas Open Carry Handgun Bill Stalled by Police Opposition
- Death Toll Climbs to 21 as South Central Flood Clean Up Begins
- ACE Expands Specialty Insurance Offerings for Small Businesses
- Petersen Inducted into Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame
- Workers’ Comp Costs Relatively Low in Michigan: Study
- Insurance Center for Building Materials Expands into Washington, Oregon, Nevada
- PMA in Pennsylvania Names DiCello as VP of Field Claims Operations
- Uber, Cab Companies Go to Battle Against New Mexico Regulations
- Utah Man on Hook for $97K for Montana Workers’ Comp Fraud
- Is This the End of Active Hurricane Era?
- N.J. Gov. Christie Marks 300th Home Acquired Under Post-Sandy Program
- N.H. Budget Writers Uphold Changes to Public Risk Pool Oversight
- Ex-N.Y. Senate Leader Accused of Getting Son No-Show Job at Insurance Co.
- It’s Time for Congress to Prepare for Hurricane Season
- Judge Says Alpha Must Cover Legal Costs for Ex-CEO Blankenship
- Fireman’s Fund’s Rippley Named VP Commercial Lines at AAIS
- Chubb Europe Renews Concours d’Elégance at Salon Privé Sponsorship
- Alberta Wildfires Burn for 6th Day, 10% of Oil Sands Crude Offline
- Federal Water Center in Alabama to Provide Aid in National Water Crises
- Tennessee Court: Employee Reporting Misconduct to Owner Not a Whistleblower
- Report: Florida Coastal Communities Rebuilt, Ready to Face Future Storms
- Factbox: Lloyd’s Chief, Other Leaders Offer Views on Britain’s EU Referendum
- Fosun’s Equity Deals to Intensify as It Seeks to Fund Acquisition Ambitions
- European Central Bank Warns of Risks to Insurers of Low Interest Rates
- Obama Signs Oklahoma Disaster Declaration
- Let Congress, Not Courts, Decide Obamacare Reimbursements: Administration
- Uber Discloses Expanded Customer Data Tracking
- Allstate Sees Profit in Selling Customer Driving Data
- Hail Claim Litigation Bill Dies in Texas House
- Burns & Wilcox Brokerage Taps Olson in California
- BP Withdraws Bid for Transocean’s $750M Insurance
- Lockton Partners with Cyber Risk Firm on Executive-Level Assessment Service
- Michigan Agent Charged with Felony Embezzlement
- The Hartford Joins Agents’ Trusted Choice Website for Small Commercial Lines
- Jury: Abbott Must Pay $23M in Punitive Damages Over Depakote
- NAS Launches Residential Care Facilities Program in California
- Wisconsin Bank Settles Complaint over Racial Discrimination
- Insurer Will Pay $300K in Michigan ‘Scared-to-Death’ Case
- Farmers in Arkansas Expect Losses from Flooding
- Oklahoma Roads in Bad Shape After Record Rainfall, Flooding
- Government Emergency Response Tested by Texas Storms
- ACE Appoints New Country President for South Africa
- Ames & Gough Hires Bateson as Senior Broker in Virginia
- Dozens of Washington Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to Be Shuttered
- 2 California Men Nabbed for $1.4M Mobile Phone Insurance Scam
- Single Engineer for Trains a Tough Sell Following Amtrak Crash
- Bad Attitude: Cynical Employees Earn Less Than Others
- Uber and Lyft Fight Proposed NYC Rules – and Each Other
- Sirius XM to Face Class Action in Turtles Copyright Suit
- Scott, Baskam Join Ridge Insurance
- Lloyd’s Appoints Pullicino as New Representative in Malta
- Ironshore International Enhances K&R Coverage for Latin America
- ‘All at Sea:’ Australia’s Search for MH370 Wreckage Under Scrutiny
- Low Interest Rates ‘Harmful’ to Insurers & Pension Funds: BlackRock CEO
- Marsh Appoints Wood as Southeast Partnership Leader in Atlanta
- Rental Company Sues Kentucky County for Unpaid Bills from 2012 Tornado Recovery
- Former Florida Highway Patrol Officer Pleads Guilty to Selling Accident Reports
- Wal-Mart Settles With Tracy Morgan Over Turnpike Crash Suit
- Why Law Firms Like Facebook to Track Down Medical Victims
- N.J. Motorcycle Accident Deaths Rose in 1st 9 months of 2014
- NYC to Prohibit Employers From Using Credit Checks to Screen Applicants
- Google Compare and ITC in Online Partnership That Brings Agents into Mix
- First Major California Insurer to Offer Ridesharing Endorsement
- Main Street America Names Randle as Director of Distribution
- Former Ohio Agent Sentenced for Insurance Fraud, Theft
- Page Joins Southwest Risk as VP, Broker in Dallas
- Lockton Hires Gelot as Senior VP in New York
- V3 Launches Community Association Package Program
- Dubuque, Iowa, Repeals City Park Sledding Ban
- Texas Lawmaker: Not so Fast on Limiting Media Access to Records
- Bill Allows Concealed Handguns on Texas College Campus
- Damage Assessments Begin as Texas Flooding Recedes
- NOAA Predicts Quiet-ish Atlantic Hurricane Season
- J.M. Wilson Adds Farr as P/C Underwriter in Missouri
- Connecticut Insurance Department Licenses New Captive Insurer
- Small Businesses Bypassing Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange
- California Sandwich Maker Recalls 213,000 Pounds of Meat
- Former New Mexico Teacher Files Suit Over Her 2012 Firing
- Wyoming Couple Sues Vapor Cigarette Dealer Over Injuries
- Wall Street Doesn’t Like Obama Plan on Retirement Brokers’ Fiduciary Duty
- Google Driverless Test Cars to Have Steering Wheels, Brakes
- Greenberg at 90: Still Fighting and Angry After All These Years
- Opening Statements Start in Criminal Trial of Ex-Dewey Executives
- Xuber Reinsurance Survey Focuses on Regulation and M&A
- Some European Insurers, Pension Funds Build Loan Books to Rival Banks
- Julian to Head Tokio Millennium Re AG, UK Branch
- Wildfires in Northern Alberta Continue to Disrupt Oil Sands Production
- Aon’s Political Risk Map Highlights Western Countries Increased Terror Threats
- Jardine Lloyd Thompson Appoints Rozes as Group Finance Director
- Faure to Retire as Endurance’s CEO, Global Re; Young Named as Successor
- Report Finds West Virginia Roads, Bridges Among the Worst in U.S.
- Cement Company Negligence Charge Dismissed in Florida Teen Suicide Suit
- Insurers Get Ready to Comply With New Mississippi Property Insurance Clarity Act
- Clean Up Underway for Mississippi County Hit by Tornado
- Marcell Exits Guy Carpenter; Newhouse Named Interim CEO of U.S. Operations
- Effort to Expand Police Mental Health Coverage Progresses in Connecticut
- New York Lawmakers Look to Regulate Motorized Bicycles
- Iroquois Group Hires Fawber as Regional Manager in Pennsylvania
- For P/C Insurers, 2014 Was Better Than Average Year
- ING to Sell $1.3 Billion of Shares in Insurer NN Group to Institutional Investors
- NBIS Adds Workers’ Comp Coverage for Heavy Construction Industries
- FEMA Reconsidering Private Insurers’ Role in Flood Insurance
- Oregon Hash Oil Maker Burned in Blast Sues Butane Businesses
- California Man Accused of Insurance Inspection Invoice Scam Nabbed
- Nevada Assembly Oks Bill To Regulate Ridesharing
- Deadly Storms Leave Devastation Behind in South Central States
- EPIC Adds Pino as Producer in Nevada, Opens New Office
- Texas Bill Limiting Accident Report Info Advances
- Indiana Jury Awards $32.5M to Traffic Accident Victim
- Indiana High Court Sides with Contractors on Fire Costs
- Government’s Bird Flu Response Upsets Some Iowa Farmers
- Arkansas Treasurer Settles Civil Rights/Disability Lawsuit
- Placing Platform Ltd. Selects Ebix for London Market Implementation
- N.H. Senate Amendment Would Change Who Polices Public Risk Pools
- Patriot National Acquires Brandywine Insurance Advisors in Pennsylvania
- Opening Statements Set for Tuesday in Criminal Trial of Dewey Trio
- Bird Flu Expected to Wane in U.S. as Weather Warms
- Banks Scuttle MasterCard Settlement with Target Over Data Breach
- SCOR Appoints Alridge as Chief Compliance Officer
- A.M. Best: Nigeria Insurance Sector Offers Significant Potential for Investors
- Generali Reorganizes German Business to Enhance Competitive Position
- Are Planes Safe? Hacker Case Points to Deeper Cyber-Risk Issues
- El Niño Strengthens as Pacific Temperatures Show Same Trend as ’97-’98
- South Carolina Woman Accused of Arson for Insurance Money
- Florida ‘House of Horrors’ Dentist Surrenders License
- Florida Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Caps Aren’t Retroactive
- Safety Chief Rosekind Shifts Defective Car Oversight into Overdrive
- JetBlue: No Way to Prevent Pilot’s Meltdown
- PartnerRe Board Slammed by Activist Hedge Fund for Rejecting EXOR Bid
- IIABNJ Launches U.S. Veterans Pre-Licensing Program
- Penn. Offers Insurance Tips for Consumers Preparing for Summer Vacations
- Beazley Launches Risk Management Website for Breach Response Policyholders
- Maine’s Highest Court Upholds Workers’ Comp Fraud Conviction
- Texas Law Bans Cities From Banning Fracking and Drilling
- Watercraft Laws Taking Effect in Illinois Are Aimed at Safety
- Ridesharing Service Expands to 5 More Wisconsin Cities
- Homeowners in a South Dakota County Won’t See Flood Insurance Surcharge
- Hurricane Protection System for New Orleans Tested by Army Corps
- Southwest Risk Names Flake Vice President in Texas
- Jersey Shore Still Recovering as 3rd Post-Sandy Summer Nears
- Keystone Takes on Two New Missouri Partners
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires James R. Weir in Minnesota
- A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Coverys Specialty in New Jersey
- Report Suggests Decrease in Occupational Injuries, Illnesses in N.H.
- Arizona Wildfire Season Delayed by Cool, Wet Weather
- Dry Conditions Have Alaska Wildfire Responders Keeping Eye Out
- More Than 7,700 Gallons of Oil Sopped Up from California Coast
- Swarm of Small Quakes Shake Southern California Desert
- Bermuda Monetary Authority Appoints Lespere as Chief Operations Officer
- Willis Construction Adds Russo in New York, Johnson in Chicago
- DEA ‘Operation Pilluted’ Nets 280 Drug Trafficking Arrests in 4 States
- AXA Plans to Sell Coal Assets, Citing Concerns About Climate Change
- Senate Committee Passes Dodd-Frank Relief Bill Without Democrats
- UK’s Regulator Criticizes Insurers for Failures in Handling Claims for SMEs
- PartnerRe Shareholders to Decide on AXIS Bid; Board Rejects EXOR Offer
- The Scoop on Recall Insurance and Listeria-Linked Ice Cream
- More North Carolina Wells Near Duke Coal Ash Pits Show Water Contamination
- ConAgra to Settle Georgia Peanut Butter Salmonella Charges for $11.2M
- Montpelier Re to Hold Special Shareholders’ Meeting on Endurance Acquisition
- AXA to Acquire Large Commercial Risks Subsidiary of SulAmérica
- EXOR Refuses to Sweeten $6.8 Billion Offer to Acquire PartnerRe
- IFG Companies Adds DeCouto as VP of Primary Property Unit in Atlanta
- Florida Officials Find 103 Card Skimmers at Gas Stations Statewide
- Insurance Pros: What Are Your Thoughts on Climate Change?
- NFP Acquires Horenberg Insurance Services in Maryland
- Unions Urge Amtrak to Put 2nd Crew Member in Locomotives
- IronHealth Launches Provider Protection for Bundled Payment Contracts
- American Family Launches Coverage for Ridesharing Drivers in Colorado
- J.M. Wilson in Michigan Promotes Councell to Fleet Underwriter
- South Dakota Officials Assess Delmont-Area Tornado Damage
- Oklahoma Governor Seeks Federal Disaster Assistance Following Tornadoes
- Tornadoes Strike North Texas, Some Damage Reported
- Former Texan Who Got Sick on Ice Cream Sues Blue Bell Alleging Negligence
- Texas Workers’ Comp Claims See Slow Growth: WCRI
- Idaho Woman Sues Red Robin, Alleging Her Firing Was For Opposing Racism
- Hard Rock Lake Tahoe Sued by Reno Contractor For $6M
- Steve Wynn’s Assault on Nevada Free-Speech Raises Yelp’s Ire
- EPIC in California Names Lamison Director of Benefits Technology
- Smartcars Could Cause Traffic Headaches
- Top 5 Risks For Grocers That Are Often Uninsured
- Health Insurer CareFirst Says Cyberattack Stole Data of 1.1M Users
- Uber Facing Another Setback As Texas Passes on Ridesharing Law
- Ascot, Chaucer & Skuld Form Underwriting Consortium for Renewable Energy
- Zurich Aims to Cut Costs by $1B, Seeking to Reverse Earnings Decline
- BP Settles Gulf Oil Spill Cross Claims with Halliburton, Transocean
- Car Owners Seeking Air Bag Recall Information Swamp NHTSA Website
- Cleanup Continues for Oil Pipeline Spill Along Southern California Coast
- Brokerslink Signs Partnership Pact with African Insurer Saham Finances
- Amlin Reports 1.4% Drop in Q1 Gross Written Premiums to $1.96 Billion
- ‘Outside Forces’ are Changing the Industry: Markel’s Kumana Has Solutions
- AEGIS London’s Managing Director Moves to Canopius as Group CEO
- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Names Emerson to Head Liability Claims in Canada
- AXIS Says Termination Fee Would Soften Blow if PartnerRe Deal Collapses
- Prosecutors Say Ex-Security Guard Helped Thieves in Kentucky Bourbon Theft Ring
- Georgia Officers Issue 270 Tickets Under ‘Slow Poke’ Law
- 30 More Arrested in Second Wave of Massive Florida Insurance Fraud Scheme
- A.M. Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Ratings of Medical Mutual of North Carolina
- Massachusetts Senate Removes Insurance Surcharge From Headlights Law
- Cal/OSHA Finds Employer at Fault in Window Washer’s 11-Story Fall
- Hortica in Illinois and Sentry in Wisconsin Sign Affiliation Agreement
- Missouri General Joins Keystone Insurers Group
- Lawsky to Step Down as New York’s Top Financial Regulator Next Month
- Allstate Seeks to Recruit Over 100 New Exclusive Agency Owners in Northeast
- Insurance Council of Texas Partners With Police For Crime Prevention Program
- N.Y. Says 11 Lenders Will Monitor, Maintain Vacant Properties
- Family of Boy Who Died at Michigan Farm Reaches $100K Settlement
- Ohio Group Unveils Plan to Deal With Cyberattacks
- $1.25M Settlement Reached by Chicago Archdiocese, Abuse Victim
- Illinois Court Urged by Philip Morris to Toss $10B Smokers’ Verdict
- Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Class Action Members Owed $1,640
- Johnson & Johnson Will Pay $7.8M to Settle Arkansas Lawsuit
- Montana Bank and Insurer Sue Over Who Pays $24.5M Verdict
- Northern California Children’s Home Hit With Abuse Lawsuit
- Beer Bikes Bill Advances in California Legislature
- Minor Quake Felt In Alaska Communities, No Reported Damage
- USI Acquires Personal Risk Business from BBVA Compass in Arizona
- N.J. Assembly Approves Multilingual Producer Licensing Examination Bill
- Here’s What’s Happening to Healthcare Costs for Typical Family
- Senate Bill Would Raise Amtrak Liability Limit
- Update: PartnerRe Says $6.8B EXOR Offer Unacceptable; Open to Negotiations
- AIG Acquires Controlling Stake in ING Employee Benefits Global Network
- CNA Hardy Appoints Magnus as Senior Underwriter for Energy
- Vienna Insurance Posts Lowest Q1 Profit Since ’09, Hit by Low Interest Rates
- Takata Agrees to Recall 34 Million Cars for Air Bag Replacement
- Swiss Re Identifies Top Emerging Risks
- Vertafore’s Answer to Google Compare for Agents
- Solvency II’s Impact and Its Future Analyzed at EIF Conference
- SCOR Appoints Brémond as Group Human Resources Director
- Florida-Based Orchid Underwriters Appoints Butler As CFO
- Insurance Linked Securities Specialist Nephila Hired by Blackstone Vehicle
- ACE Launches New Corporate Travel Proposition in Sweden
- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Launches Crime Protection Policy in Canada
- National Flood Services Launches Private Flood Product Suite
- South Carolina City Paints Patrol Car Like Taxi to Discourage Drunk Driving
- North Carolina Lawmakers Send Bill Targeting Group Home Abuse to Governor
- Man Files Lawsuit Claiming Cancer Institute in Kentucky Lost Piece of His Brain
- FEMA Sends Out 1st Round of Letters Offering to Review Sandy Flood Claims
- Texas Governor Signs Bill Preempting Cities’ Drilling Bans
- Driverless, Shared Cars to Cut Vehicle Ownership by Half: Barclays
- Berkley Crime Launches New Investment Company Policy
- Michigan Seat Belt Campaign Planned, to Include Landmarks
- Marijuana Industry in Illinois Places Hopes in Hands of Governor
- Michigan Village Outlines Plans to Keep Federal Flood Insurance
- Wisconsin Couple Sues Over Sinkhole Injuries
- M3.3 Quake Shakes Part of Northern Oklahoma
- Louisiana Tornado Injures 3, Damages 3 Homes
- Montana University Professor’s Discrimination Case to Go to Hearing
- Washington City to Get Tsunami Warning System
- Emergency Loans for Drought Available for Small Businesses in Idaho
- California Man Pleads Guilty to Setting Car Ablaze to Cash in on Insurance
- Cross Insurance Acquires Schonning Insurance in Rhode Island
- NFP Acquires Hackett Valine & MacDonald in Vermont
- Airlines Banning Bulk Shipments of Lithium Rechargeable Batteries
- Supreme Court Eyes Letting Businesses Pay to End Class Actions
- IRS Scrutiny of Offshore Tax Avoidance Repels Bids for Bermuda Reinsurers
- Amtrak Sued by Train Crash Victims Over Deadly Derailment
- Florida Bans Price Optimization; Insurers Question Definition
- Two-Thirds of UK SMEs Not Aware of D&O Insurance: Allianz Research
- DIMA CEO on Ireland’s Recovery and Facing Neglected Challenges
- Court Grants Google Copyright Win in Anti-Muslim Film Case
- Update: Russell Investment Exits Joint Venture With China’s Ping An
- Supreme Court Favors Employees in Retirement Plan Monitoring Claim
- ANV Holdings Forms Consumer Products Team for Lloyd’s Syndicate 5820
- ACE Appoints Kapoor as Terrorism & Political Violence Underwriter, UK & Ireland
- Arch Reinsurance Completes Acquisition of Dubai’s Gulf Re
- Flood-Prone Houses in Louisiana Set for Demolition
- South Dakota Egg-Laying Chicken Farm Hit with Bird Flu
- CoVerica Agency Alliance Hires Sterlacci as Regional VP
- 1347 Property Insurance Holdings Approved to Write in Texas
- Family of Man Shot by Charlotte Police Settle with City for $2M
- Florida City Bans Beach Drinking During Spring Break
- Report: North Carolina Police Issued Nearly 500 Tickets With Uncalibrated Radar Guns
- Massachusetts DOI Issues Bulletin on Certificates of Insurance Law
- Connecticut High Court Upholds Coverage Denial in IBM Data Loss Case
- Chubb Hires 3 from Fireman’s Fund High-Net-Worth Team
- Marsh Partners with FireEye on Cyber Risk Management Program
- Asian-American Groups Target Harvard, UNC for Alleged Racial Bias in Admissions
- Finance Execs Question Effectiveness of Regulation to Prevent Future Crises
- Missouri Jury Assesses $82M Verdict Against Debt Collection Firm
- 2011 Idaho Lab Radiation Accident Prompts New Lawsuit
- Beacon Hill Hires Holcombe as Senior Account Executive in Pennsylvania
- Wyoming Tornado Reported by National Weather Service
- Google Dupes Insurance Buyers: Insurance Agent Executive
- Quakes From Hawaiian Volcano May Signal New Eruption
- EPIC Acquires Executive Financial in Southern California
- Southern California Insurance Scammers Busted For Felony Fraud
- Federal Railroad Administration Orders Safety Improvements for Amtrak
- Amtrak Will Resume Northeast Runs Monday as FBI Examines Engine
- Environmental Groups Sue, Charge Oil Train Safety Rules Inadequate
- MSIG at Lloyd’s Hires Eyres in Property Underwriting; Dougall Heads P&C
- Aon Benfield Launches Canada Flood Model to Help Manage Exposures
- European Insurance Forum Examines a Changing World
- ACE Appoints Hamzah as Regional Medical Malpractice Manager, Asia
- A.M. Best: Middle Eastern Insurance Market Primed for M&As, Stakebuilding
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