FDIC Outlines Strategy For When Big Financial Firms Fail May 14, 2012 By Marcy Gordon The next time a big bank or financial firm fails, regulators hope to avoid a major blow to the economy...
New York Judge Orders Anonymous Blogger into Court Over Business Reports May 14, 2012 By Karen Freifeld A New York judge has ordered an anonymous blogger to appear in court next week over accusations that the blog...
Missouri Regulators: Joplin Insurance Claims Deadline Approaching May 14, 2012 The Missouri Department of Insurance is sending an urgent message to Joplin residents with incomplete insurance claims related to the...
Schwab Loses Bid to Halt Regulatory Discipline Over Right to Sue May 13, 2012 A federal court judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit by Charles Schwab Corp. that sought to stop its regulator...
Ark. Farm Bureau Ratings Lowered; Louisiana Farm Bureau Affirmed May 11, 2012 A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to...
Louisiana-Based Amerisafe Sees Premium Growth in Q1 2012 May 11, 2012 Amerisafe Inc., a specialty provider of hazardous workers’ compensation insurance headquartered in DeRidder, La., saw a 19 percent growth in...
Major League Baseball to Help Tornado Victims May 11, 2012 By Heather Hollingsworth Major League Baseball and a charitable foundation run by players announced they are working with Habitat for Humanity to build...
Mass. Regulators Reject FAIR Plan’s Rate Hike Request May 11, 2012 Massachusetts insurance regulators on Friday rejected FAIR Plan’s request to raise rates by an average of more than 7 percent....
Fire Destroys Townhouses in Santa Clara, California May 11, 2012 Santa Clara, Calif., authorities say a fire that shot flames 10 stories into the air gutted three townhouses that were...
Wyoming Governor Open to Higher Fines for Worker Deaths May 11, 2012 Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead says more may need to be done to combat the state’s high workplace fatality rate. Mead...