Weather Pattern Behind Current Mississippi River Flood Similar to 1993 May 16, 2011 The flooding that has inundated low-lying communities and farmland for miles along the Upper and Lower Mississippi River is due...
Health Insurance Exchange Hearings Begin in New York May 16, 2011 Officials are staging a series of public hearings around New York on designing the state’s health insurance exchange as part...
Florida Nabs 53 Suspects in Staged Car Crash Scheme May 16, 2011 Authorities say a five-month investigation into staged car accidents and insurance fraud culminated in arrest warrants for 53 people in...
Georgia Allows Health, Life Insurance Sales Across State Laws May 16, 2011 Gov. Nathan Deal has signed legislation that will allow the sale of insurance across state lines. Deal signed the measure...
Cat Bond Investors Not Scared Off by Japan Quake May 16, 2011 By Sarah Mortimer The catastrophe bond market seems to have survived the Japanese earthquake, its biggest test since the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, with...
Brooke Corp. Fines Pale Next to Pain Caused by Franchise Scheme May 16, 2011 By Heather Hollingsowrth The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged six executives of Kansas-based Brooke Corp and two of its subsidiaries with hiding...
Steamship Mutual P&I Club Reports Strengthened Underwriting for FY 2010/2011 May 16, 2011 Steamship Mutual, a London-based global P&I (Protection & Indemnity) Club, announced that “during the 2010/11 financial year the Club’s underwriting...
Sex, Lies and the Reckless Choices of the Powerful May 16, 2011 By Caren Bohan and Tabassum Zakaria Sex and power are no strangers. History is littered with tales of the powerful and privileged felled by sex scandals....
RSA Group’s Q1 Interim Statement Shows Steady Growth May 16, 2011 The UK’s RSA has released its “Interim Statement” for the first quarter of 2011, confirming the Group’s steady growth. Highlights...
Catlin’s Q1 Interim Statement Highlights 11% Rise in GPW May 16, 2011 The Bermuda-based Catlin Group’s interim statement for the first quarter of 2011, highlights a substantial 11 percent increase in gross...