Appeals Court to Fast-Track BP’s Bid to Halt Gulf Oil Spill Payments January 3, 2014 By Laurel Brubaker Calkins and Margaret Cronin Fisk BP Plc’s bid to block economic-loss payments tied to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill unless the claims can...
Humana’s Shaw Chosen 2014 President of RIMS January 3, 2014 RIMS, the risk management society, reports that Carolyn M. Snow will be president for the 2014 term. Snow is the...
Swiss Re Shares Drop as Reinsurance Renewal Prices Fall: Zurich Mover January 3, 2014 By Carolyn Bandel Swiss Re Ltd., the world’s second – biggest reinsurer, fell the most in six months in Zurich trading after Willis...
Cell Phone, Other Distractions Greater Threat to Teen Drivers January 3, 2014 Teens may begin their driving habits with great caution but as months behind the wheel pass, they begin to multitask...
North Carolina Licenses Four Captives January 3, 2014 North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin said his agency has issued four captive insurance company licenses since the state’s Captive...
Australia Swelters from Record Heat Wave; Bushfire Warnings Issued January 3, 2014 By Colin Packham and Matt Siegel A searing heat wave is baking central and northern Australia, piling more misery on drought-hit cattle farmers who have been...
Lloyd’s Underwriters Warn of Rising Danger from Cyber Terrorism January 3, 2014 An article on the Lloyd’s website notes that “industrial facilities from nuclear plants to dams are increasingly coming under attack...
All Risks Ltd. Acquires Minnesota-Based Stonebridge Underwriters January 3, 2014 Independent insurance wholesaler, All Risks Ltd. announced it has acquired Stonebridge Underwriters, a national general agency and program administrator, based...
Sandy Drives Older New Jersey Residents to Senior Housing January 2, 2014 By Donna Weaver, The Press of Atlantic City Chased by Hurricane Sandy from their waterfront homes, a large number of older residents in Little Egg Harbor Township, N.J.,...
Timm Joins R&R Insurance Services as Account Exec in Wisconsin January 2, 2014 Waukesha, Wis.-based R&R Insurance Services Inc. has welcomed Josh Timm as account executive. Timm has more than 10 years of...