Nursing Home Neglect Trial Challenges Shell Company Transfers September 23, 2014 By Margaret Cronin Fisk Juanita Jackson died in July 2003, five weeks after she was removed from a Florida nursing home where her family...
Surplus Lines Rate Hikes to Slow As Competition Grows September 23, 2014 By Mark Hollmer Two insurance rating entities see slowing rate increases for the surplus lines segment in the coming months as competition grows....
Catalina Agrees to Acquire Danielson Indemnity September 23, 2014 Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Danielson Indemnity Company, the holding company of National American...
Canada Eyes Insurance Pollution Fund for Oil-By-Rail Risks September 23, 2014 By Randall Palmer The Canadian government is looking at extending the insurance burden for crude-by-rail disasters beyond just railways and is weighing the...
Ex-Deutsche Bank South Africa Head Adds Investment Talent at RMI September 23, 2014 By Renee Bonorchis Rand Merchant Insurance Holdings Ltd., which owns stakes in four insurers, hired Chris Meyer, head of RMB Morgan Stanley, as...
Best Places Gulf Re Under Review September 23, 2014 A.M. Best has placed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a-” of Gulf...
Gorst & Compass Names Bacarti Senior Personal Lines Underwriter September 22, 2014 Gorst & Compass Insurance has named Donna Bacarti its senior personal lines underwriter. Bacarti will manage the newly opened San...
NYC Council Announces Climate-Change Legislation September 22, 2014 By Karen Matthews New York’s City Council proposed a package of bills last Friday, Sept. 19, to slash greenhouse gas emissions, shrink the...
Auto Wrecks with 3 or More Fatalities Rise in Texas September 22, 2014 The number of auto accidents involving three or more deaths has more than doubled in Texas since 2010, with more...
For Victims, Johns Hopkins Settlement Marks a Step in Recovery September 22, 2014 By Juliet Linderman Maria Lennon said she felt some relief when she heard the news last Friday afternoon: A judge had finalized a...