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  1. State Farm Says It Warned U.S. Officials About Toyota Accident Trend in 2007 Feb 8, 2010
    Private insurer State Farm informed a U.S. government regulator of a worrying trend of vehicle-caused accidents involving Toyota Motor Corp. as far back as late 2007, an ...
  2. Insurer Pays $5 Million in Deaths of 2 Bicyclists in South Carolina Feb 9, 2010
    An insurance company is paying $5 million to settle a case of a North Carolina driver that struck and killed two bicyclists in South Carolina. The State newspaper reported ...
  3. Cunningham to Head Travelers Business Insurance Division Feb 9, 2010
    Travelers has promoted Bill Cunningham to executive vice president of its Business Insurance segment effective March 1. Cunningham began his career with Travelers in 1987 ...
  4. U.S. Shareholders Sue Toyota Feb 9, 2010
    Toyota faced its first U.S. class-action lawsuits stemming from complaints of faulty brakes in its top-selling Prius hybrid car and from investors claiming they were ...
  5. Accidents Involving Recalled Toyotas Still Have Coverage, Insurers Say Feb 9, 2010
    Toyota owners should place safety first and follow the car manufacturers’ instructions regarding the recalled vehicles, insurers say. After the recall of some 8 ...
  6. Collapse Concerns Grow as Snowstorm Slams Eastern States Feb 8, 2010
    Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C. were particularly battered by a weekend snowstorm that caused massive power outages and resulted in moderate structural damage to ...
  7. Liberty Mutual Sues 9 Employees, Aspen for Alleged Plot to Steal Business Feb 5, 2010
    Insurance giant Liberty Mutual Insurance is suing nine former employees and their new employer, Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings, alleging they have plotted to steal ...
  8. Murphy Named Insurance Commissioner in Massachusetts Feb 9, 2010
    Joseph G. Murphy has been named commissioner of the Massachusetts Division of Insurance. Murphy has served as first deputy commissioners since 2006, playing active roles ...
  9. Nebraska Court: Insurers Must Pay in Pollution Case Feb 9, 2010
    The Nebraska Supreme Court on Feb. 5 upheld a decision ordering two insurance companies to pay about $550,000 of the cost of cleaning up industrial contamination in ...
  10. El Nino Drowning Texas Wildfire Threat Feb 9, 2010
    Central Texas rancher Debbie Davis can hardly believe the turnaround in rainfall. While her pastures were parched and withered last summer after nearly two years without ...
  11. Massachusetts Settles With Commerce over Insurance Appeals Errors Feb 9, 2010
    Massachusetts has reached a settlement with the Bay State's largest auto insurer, Commerce Insurance Co., over its failure to report at-fault auto accident determinations ...
  12. New York to Issue Watered-Down Disclosure Rules for Agents Feb 9, 2010
    New York regulators are expected to release new rules tomorrow that requi re agents to disclose to clients some aspects of their compensation, although the rules are
  13. Torus Insurance Opens in San Francisco Feb 9, 2010
    Torus, a global specialty insurer, has opened a West Coast office located in San Francisco. The office will initially focus on property and casualty lines, coinciding ...
  14. Program Administrator Thomco Promotes 2 Feb 8, 2010
    National insurance program administrator Thomco announced the promotions of John Clark and Monica Clark (not related) to senior vice president positions. Thomco, based in ...
  15. Cutts, Founder, Editor of Risk Retention Reporter Dies Feb 8, 2010
    Karen Cutts, the managing editor and former publisher of the Risk Retention Reporter, passed away on Feb. 2, 2010, after a seven-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She ...
  16. Insurance Company Says Oklahoma State Breached Contract Feb 8, 2010
    The insurance company sued by billionaire booster T. Boone Pickens and Oklahoma State University's athletic fundraising foundation claims the university breached its ...
  17. B&B Insurance Agency Opens in Maryland Feb 9, 2010
    B&B Insurance Agency & Bail Bonds has opened in Salisbury, Maryland. Agency Principal LaVerne Marie Boone says the recently established agency offers policies ...
  18. Toyota Adds Prius to Global Recall List; Brake Problems Cited Feb 9, 2010
    Toyota Motor Corp said it is recalling nearly half a million of its flagship Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems as it seeks to address criticism over the ...
  19. Acadia Expands Medical Office Coverage Feb 9, 2010
    Maine-based insurer Acadia Insurance is offering an expanded property and casualty coverage program for medical offices and facilities in New England and New York. The ...
  20. At Least Five Workers Killed in Connecticut Energy Plant Explosion Feb 8, 2010
    An explosion at an under-construction energy plant in Central Connecticut has killed at least five workers and injured 12 others, prompting a major emergency response by ...
  21. Game Day Prediction: Pizzerias and Insurers Win on Super Bowl Sunday Feb 5, 2010
    February 7 — Super Bowl XLIV  Sunday — may be the most hyped-up day of the year for football fans, and it’s also the most exciting day of the ...
  22. E-mails Suggest Georgia Insurance Chief Oxendine Had Interest in Probe Feb 8, 2010
    Georgia Insurance Department staffers raised questions about an investigation into an Iowa-based insurer and noted Commissioner John Oxendine's "personal interest'' in the ...
  23. Kessler Appointed President at ACE Westchester Feb 8, 2010
    ACE Westchester, the Philadelphia-based wholesale-focused P/C operation of the ACE Group, has appointed Bruce Kessler as president of ACE Westchester Casualty and ...
  24. Riley Joins Lockton in Chicago Feb 9, 2010
    Kansas City-based insurance broker Lockton Companies has expanded its commercial insurance team in Chicago with the addition of Jason Riley as account manager. Riley will ...
  25. Petros Joins Marsh's Financial and Professional Practice Feb 9, 2010
    Marsh announced that Eleni Petros has been appointed as a Senior Vice President in its Financial and Professional (FINPRO) Practice in London. She specialises in ...