Professional Sports Teams Looking for Terrorism Insurance Win in Congress June 2, 2014 By Kathleen Hunter Renewal of a U.S. terrorism insurance plan is gaining momentum in Congress, thanks to some big-league backing from a coalition...
Best Affirms Fairfax Financial and Subs Ratings; Outlooks Stable June 2, 2014 A.M. Best has affirmed the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb” and the unsecured debt and preferred equity ratings of...
Vienna Insurance Stays Out of Russia as Acquisition Targets Rare June 2, 2014 By Alexander Weber Vienna Insurance Group AG (VIG), Eastern Europe’s biggest insurer, said it won’t expand into Russia even as the number of...
Flights Resume to Australian City of Darwin as Indonesian Volcano Calms June 2, 2014 Flights resumed to and from Australia’s northernmost city of Darwin on Sunday after they were suspended for more than a...
People – Midwest June 2, 2014 Great American Insurance Group promoted Jeffrey (Jeff) Cruey to divisional president of its specialty property and casualty agribusiness division. Cruey...
Court Rules Against Ohio Workers’ Comp Agency in Overcharge Case June 2, 2014 By Julie Carr Smyth The director of Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers said he’s disappointed with an unusually pointed appeals court decision that...
Michigan Car Insurance Fund Records not Public, Court Says June 2, 2014 The Michigan appeals court says the public has no right to see the records of an insurance fund that puts...
Meadowbrook CEO: Company on Track to Deliver on 2014 Guidance June 2, 2014 By Stephanie K. Jones The efforts undertaken by Meadowbrook Insurance Group in the past couple of years to improve its underwriting performance and profitability...
People – Southeast June 2, 2014 Retail insurance broker EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), has named Chris Duncan to the firm’s executive team as chief growth...
Small, Rural P/C Insurers Seek Tax Change June 2, 2014 About 600 small mutual property/casualty insurers serving rural communities would get a tax break under federal legislation filed last month...