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Though Rising, Ohio Home and Auto Insurance Rates Still Low
Feb 9 2015 // Combined, average homeowners and auto insurance premiums in Ohio are nearly $500 less than national averages, according to the state’s insurance department. Personal lines premiums in the state are among the lowest...
People – Southeast
Feb 9 2015 // The Crichton Group, an independent insurance agency in middle Tennessee, has appointed a new partner and a new director of risk management. In addition, it has also added an account executive and an account manager to its...
El Nino Forecasts Flop as Puzzled Scientists Search for Answers
Feb 6 2015 // When it comes to El Nino, 2014-15 may be the years that launched a thousand academic papers. Since last March, forecasters have said an El Nino was on the way. The only trouble is, it hasn’t arrived. Call it the...
As U.S. Economy Improves, Fatalities at Railroad Crossings Rise
Feb 6 2015 // Fatalities at train crossings are starting to creep back up after years of decline, possibly due to an improving economy that has increased traffic on both roads and rails. The number of people killed where rail lines and...
States Begin Investigating Insurer Anthem’s Data Breach
Feb 6 2015 // Several U.S. states are investigating a massive cyber attack on No. 2 U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc that a person familiar with the matter said is being examined for possible ties to China. Anthem disclosed the attack...
Beazley Bets on U.S. Unit to Offset Declining Rates at Lloyd’s Business
Feb 6 2015 // Beazley plc is targeting 5 percent growth for 2015 as the insurer looks to its U.S. unit to help offset falling prices for coverage at its Lloyd’s of London business. Beazley, the first of its peers to report...
MiddleOak Exiting Personal Lines; Selling Business to Mapfre
Feb 5 2015 // Spanish insurance giant MAPFRE SA has said it wants to expand and is eying acquisitions in both Europe and the U.S. Barely two months into 2015, it has pulled the trigger on one such deal in New England, reports...
Health Insurer Anthem Hit with Cyber Attack
Feb 5 2015 // Hackers have stolen personal information relating to current and former customers and staff of no. 2 U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc., after breaching an IT system containing data on up to 80 million people, the company...
GM Facing 104 Lawsuits Plus Class Action Tied to Car Defects
Feb 5 2015 // General Motors Co., which has come under media, congressional and courtroom scrutiny over fatalities caused by flawed ignition switches, is defending 104 death and injury lawsuits brought by those who blame accidents on...
New York Train Crash Investigators Ask Why SUV Stopped on Tracks
Feb 5 2015 // Federal investigators are trying to determine why a woman driving a Mercedes-Benz sport-utility vehicle stopped in the middle of railroad tracks, leading to the fiery crash of a New York commuter train in Westchester...
Canadian Insurer Intact Q4 Profit Nearly Doubles to US$164.8 Million
Feb 5 2015 // Intact Financial Corp, Canada’s largest property and casualty insurer, reported a near-doubling in quarterly profit, boosted by strong growth in underwriting income. The company’s net income rose to C$205...
Novamar Insurance Mexico Adds Insurance Products for Expatriates
Feb 5 2015 // Novamar Insurance Mexico has added coverage to its insurance programs for expatriates or anyone traveling to Mexico. Novamar offers the following insurance coverage programs: Auto insurance for both USA-Canada license...
Regulators Determining Fines for Duke After Coal Ash Spill in North Carolina
Feb 4 2015 // A year after the sudden collapse of an old drainage pipe triggered the third largest coal ash spill in U.S. history, regulators say they are still working to determine how much to fine the nation’s largest...
New York Commuter Train in Deadly Crash
Feb 4 2015 // A northbound Metro-North Railroad train ferrying commuters from New York City struck a car during evening rush hour Tuesday in New York’s Westchester County, killing at least six people. Among the dead were...
Though Rising, Ohio Home and Auto Insurance Rates Still Low
Feb 3 2015 // Combined, average homeowners and auto insurance premiums in Ohio are nearly $500 less than national averages, according to the state’s insurance department. Personal lines premiums in the state are among the lowest...
Ace’s Greenberg: U.S. Safe Destination for Many Investors for Now
Feb 3 2015 // Ace Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Evan Greenberg, whose insurer last week posted a decline in fourth-quarter profit as currency fluctuations pressured results, predicted that recent gains in the dollar will be...
Factbox: U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Designed to Address Industry Liability
Feb 3 2015 // The nuclear “breakthrough understanding” between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to allay U.S. concerns about industry liability and unlock billions of dollars in investments into...
Fatal Houston Fender-Bender Shows Shortcomings of Recalls
Feb 2 2015 // By the time Carlos Solis IV laid eyes on the silver Honda Accord in a Texas used-car lot last April, the sedan had changed hands twice, been in at least two crashes and still had a defective air bag that had been recalled...
Uber Probed by U.S. Judge in San Francisco on Driver Employment Status
Feb 2 2015 // A U.S. judge appeared skeptical on Jan. 30 about Uber’s bid for a quick pretrial ruling that its drivers are contractors and not employees, a critical question facing Silicon Valley’s sharing economy. App-based...
Obama Budget: Taxes, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Crop Insurance, Wildfires
Feb 2 2015 // President Barack Obama on Monday proposed a $3.99 trillion budget for fiscal year 2016 that sets up a battle with Republicans over programs to boost the middle class that are funded by higher taxes on corporations and...
