August 31, 2012
New research from the Willis Research Network (WRN) addresses scientific forecasts that “global warming is likely to lead to stronger tropical cyclones, but also that the overall global frequency of tropical storms and hurricanes is likely to decrease.” WRN’s report …
August 30, 2012
An Ohio couple has settled their lawsuit against a northwestern Pennsylvania hospital they accused of killing their son to harvest his organs for transplant. The parents of 18-year-old Gregory Jacobs had claimed Hamot Medical Center was responsible for his March …
August 30, 2012
Progressive Insurance’s mid-August social media-driven controversy has brought the company to its lowest U.S. consumer perception level in more than four years, a research firm said this week. The consumer perception was measured by YouGov, an international internet-based market research …
August 30, 2012
Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. and its parent company Johnson & Johnson have agreed to resolve charges of improper marketing and advertising of the powerful anti-psychotic drugs Risperdal and Invega in the largest multi-state consumer protection-based pharmaceutical settlement in history. Janssen agreed …
August 30, 2012
Dallas-based provider of integrated payroll and employee benefit products and services, BenefitMall announced that Charles Lathrop will be stepping down as president and chief revenue officer effective later this year. Lathrop will stay on as an advisor and investor in …
August 30, 2012
Agencies investigating the Chevron Corp. refinery fire have told Richmond residents that the petroleum giant will be held accountable. The San Francisco Chronicle (bit.ly/Rj2gL4) says U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigators faced a skeptical and sometimes angry crowd of about 50 …
August 30, 2012
A senior executive at Deutsche Bank has filed a $50 million claim against the city of Los Angeles, alleging he was beaten by two officers during a bizarre incident after they dropped him off at a motel where they ordered …
August 30, 2012
Investigators say a Utah wildfire that burned more than 800 acres in Emery County was sparked when one massive boulder hit another. Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands spokesman Jason Curry called the conclusion on the cause of …
August 30, 2012
SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Services LLC named Chad Lupia, a property casualty consultant, to its Pasadena, Calif. office. Lupia was formerly with Momentous Insurance Brokerage. He has 13 years of sales, management and business ownership experience. In 2006 he opened his own …
August 30, 2012
Missouri-based medical professional liability insurer, Keystone Mutual Insurance Co., has hired L. Richard Bargatze, Jr. as vice president of Sales for the company’s western region. Bargatze brings nearly 20 years of experience in the insurance industry to his new role. …