Anti-Insurance Fraud Measures Needed in Minnesota and Michigan March 23, 2015 By Howard Goldblatt Minnesota and Michigan both are confronting significant problems with scammers defrauding auto-insurance systems they perceive have relatively soft defenses. Minnesota...
U.S. to Streamline Approval for Commercial Drone Use March 22, 2015 By David Morgan The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration plans to unveil new steps soon to make it easier for companies to use drone...
Obama Administration Releases Regulations on Fracking on Federal Lands March 22, 2015 By Jim Polson and Mark Drajem The Obama administration issued the first federal regulations for fracking since the drilling technique fueled a domestic energy boom, requiring...
Court OKs AIG $970M Pact with Investors Over Subprime Mortgages March 22, 2015 By Brendan Pierson and Nate Raymond American International Group Inc. shareholders won approval on Friday of a $970.5 million settlement resolving claims they were misled about...
Wildfire in 2015: What to Expect? March 21, 2015 By Thomas Jeffery The past two years did not result in the amount of wildfire activity that many wildfire scientists, foresters and fire...
Roger Clemens’ Insurer AIG to Pay for Settlement Reached in Defamation Suit March 20, 2015 By Jake Pearson A long-running defamation lawsuit against former Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens by his ex-trainer has...
PIACT Elects New Officers for 2015-16 Administrative Year March 20, 2015 The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. (PIACT) elected officers during the association’s annual convention, held on March 12 at...
Former Cigna VP Wade Selected to Lead Connecticut Insurance Department March 20, 2015 Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating Katharine L. Wade to serve as commissioner of the...
Yellow Taxis Now Outnumbered by Uber Cars on NYC Streets March 20, 2015 By Karen Matthews and Verena Dobnik New York City’s storied yellow cabs are taking a back seat to black cars. Uber cars, often black sedans that...