Young Texas Gang Members Busted for Arson in Bastrop County March 18, 2011 An anonymous phone call to the Texas Arson Hotline has led to the arrest of three juvenile gang members in...
Wisconsin Meatpacking Plant Fire Claim Settled for $208M March 18, 2011 Patrick Cudahy’s parent company has reached a $208 million settlement with its insurance carriers over a fire that destroyed part...
New York Governor Will Review Safety at Nuclear Plant March 18, 2011 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that he wants to review information from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about safety of...
Risk Retention Group Seeks Court Order in Nevada Auto Liability Case March 18, 2011 By Patricia-Anne Tom The National Risk Retention Association has filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief protesting the Nevada Department of Insurance’s...
New Hampshire City Investigates Five Arsons in Six Days in March 18, 2011 Police in Manchester, New Hampshire are investigating five arson fires in six days in a one-block area of the city’s...
Tech Risks to Watch in 2011 March 18, 2011 By John Wurzler The constant innovation indigenous to the technology industry may make the idea of risk management seem difficult and sometimes impossible....
Research Group IBHS Adds ‘Insurance’ to Name March 18, 2011 “Gimme an ‘I,’ except in our acronym.” That’s the message the insurance industry’s chief cheerleader organization for improving disaster safety...
FERMA Calls for Withdrawal of New Brazilian Reinsurance Regulations March 18, 2011 The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has called on the Brazilian government to withdraw two new reinsurance regulations...
MDS Acquires 50% Stake in Portuguese Auto Insurance Specialist March 18, 2011 MDS Holdings, the Iberian and Latin American insurance broking group, announced that it has acquired a “50 percent stake in...
RAA Affirms Industry Can Handle Japan Catastrophe March 18, 2011 The Reinsurance Association of America has issued a reassuring bulletin that the industry can not only cope with the recent...