Los Angeles County Settles $7.5M Medical Malpractice Suit November 7, 2013 The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $7.5 million payment to a toddler who was born with a...
Senate Expected to Pass Gay Workplace Rights Bill Opposed by House November 7, 2013 By Timothy R. Homan Most employers would be banned from firing, demoting or refusing to hire workers because of their sexual orientation or gender...
Ladd Joins Senn Dunn in North Carolina November 7, 2013 Senn Dunn Insurance in Greensboro, North Carolina has named Wanda C. Ladd as director of Human Resources for the statewide...
Use of Predictive Models Widespread in P/C Insurance: Survey November 7, 2013 By Susanne Sclafane A survey of North American insurance professionals reveals widespread use of predictive analytics in the property/casualty insurance industry, with as...
Neutral El Nino Condtions Forecast Through Spring: NOAA November 7, 2013 The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Thursday it expects neutral El Niño weather conditions to persist...
AIR Estimates Insured Losses from Europe Windstorm at $2-$3 Billion November 7, 2013 Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has estimated that insured losses from Windstorm Christian (known as St. Jude in the UK)...
ABI Estimates 105,000 Claims Totaling $208 Million from St. Jude Storm November 7, 2013 The Association of British Insurers (ABI) said it expects the country’s insurers to “deal with a total of 105,000 claims,...
Arctic Ship Route May be Safer with Anglo-Russian Radio Waves November 7, 2013 By Jonathan Saul The perils of the new Arctic shipping route, warmed by climate change, may diminish with a British-Russian radio navigation initiative,...
AIG Settles Dispute Over Real Estate Executive Pay for $274M November 7, 2013 By Nate Raymond American International Group Inc. has agreed to settle a $274 million lawsuit by a former executive who said the insurer...
Munich Re Plans $1.35 Billion Buyback as Q3 Net Beats Estimates November 7, 2013 By Oliver Suess Munich Re, the world’s biggest reinsurer, plans to buy back €1 billion ($1.352 billion) of its shares as third-quarter profit...