Less Than 50% of Small Businesses Offer Employee Benefits: LIMRA January 29, 2013 Only 47 percent of small businesses (2-99 employees) in the United States offer benefits to their employees, the lowest level...
Bowers Joins Florida’s Bass Underwriters as Senior VP Personal Lines January 29, 2013 Plantation, Florida-based wholesale insurance broker Bass Underwriters hired Bruce E. Bowers as senior vice president for personal lines. Bowers will...
P/C Insurers Better Positioned Than Life Firms for 2013: Moody’s January 29, 2013 Both the life and property/casualty (P/C) insurance industries will be challenged in 2013 by slow economic growth that dampens sales...
SEC Immune from Investors’ Suit Over Madoff, Says Appeals Court January 29, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel Investors who said they lost money in Bernard Madoff’s fraud may not pursue a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and...
Texas Medical Liability Trust to Provide Free EPL Coverage to Policyholders January 29, 2013 Texas Medical Liability Trust (TMLT) announced that on Feb. 1, 2013, employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) will be added to...
Fraud Concerns Linger Over Illinois Driver License Law January 29, 2013 By Michelle Janaye Nealy and Regina Garcia Cano As Illinois becomes the fourth and most populous U.S. state to issue driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, nagging concerns remain...
Massive Floods Hit Queensland, New So. Wales; 4 Dead, Thousands Evacuated January 29, 2013 By James Grubel Massive summer floods killed four people and forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes across two Australian states on...
Airbus’ Presentation Warned Airlines of Lithium Battery Risks a Year Ago January 29, 2013 By Deepa Seetharaman and Tim Hepher Airbus warned the airline industry of risks related to lithium batteries almost a year before two safety incidents grounded 787...
Typhon Launches Private Maritime Security Service against Piracy January 29, 2013 Typhon Maritime Security Service announced the launch of its first marine convoy escort service, designed to enable “ship operators to...
Monsanto $93 Million Settlement with West Virginia Residents Approved January 29, 2013 A judge has given final approval to a settlement between chemical manufacturer Monsanto Co. and thousands of West Virginia residents...