Mississippi Supreme Court Asked to Rule on State’s Limit on Damages January 27, 2011 A federal appeals panel is asking the Mississippi Supreme Court if state law that limits non-economic damages to $1 million...
Judge Permits Mississippi Whistleblower Case Against Insurer January 27, 2011 U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter Jr. has declined to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit filed against State Farm Fire & Casualty...
Swiss Re Calls for Increased Role for Public-private Partnerships in Disaster Relief January 27, 2011 Swiss Re notes that the “increasing severity and frequency of natural catastrophes are driving up the cost of disaster relief,...
Divided Financial Crisis Panel Spreads the Blame January 27, 2011 By Dave Clarke and Kevin Drawbaugh A deeply divided U.S. investigative panel issued a scathing critique of the culture of deregulation championed by Former Federal Reserve...
Australia Imposes New Tax to Fund Flood Recovery January 27, 2011 By Jonathan Thatcher Australia’s minority Labor government imposed a reconstruction tax and cut environmental spending on Thursday to help fund the recovery from...
UK’s Managing General Agents Take Further Steps to Create Association January 27, 2011 The next step in the launch of the UK’s Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA) was successfully achieved this week, following...
RMS Analyzes Terrorist Attack at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport January 27, 2011 Risk Management Solutions has analyzed the circumstances pertaining to the bombing at Domodedovo airport in Moscow on Monday, which killed...
ACE Group Appoints Hager to Head Japan P&C, A&H Business January 27, 2011 The ACE Group announced that Jeffery Hager has been appointed Regional President, ACE Far East, responsible for ACE’s property and...
Huber Named as New Project Coordinator for FERMA Team January 27, 2011 The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has expanded its office team with the appointment of Silke Huber as...
Manley to Join Zurich’s Board January 27, 2011 Zurich Financial Services Group announced the appointment of Patrick Manley (49, Irish citizen) to its Group Management Board, subject to...