Latest USA Headlines
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Urbanization, Mobility, Gridlock and Predictions of ‘Peak Car’
Feb 24 2014 // The world that Henry Ford put on wheels is poised for a stall. In the globe’s growing megacities, pollution and gridlock are putting a damper on driving. In India, some commuters are leaving their cars at home to...
USAA CEO, President Robles to Step Down in 2015
Feb 24 2014 // The president and CEO of the insurer of military families, USAA, announced he will retire from USAA in the first quarter of 2015. “It has been my privilege to work at USAA for nearly 20 years. However, in early 2015,...
AXA Looking for Cheap Deals in Emerging Market Push
Feb 24 2014 // French insurance group AXA is looking for more acquisitions in emerging markets, the company said after posting a 14 percent rise in full-year net income and lifting its dividend by 13 percent. Faced with low interest...
What Might Terrorists Do Next?
Feb 24 2014 // The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks created an atmosphere of anxiety and uncertainty. No one knew how many more large-scale attacks were in the pipeline. Might more Mohammad Attas already be in the country making the...
Commercial Insurance Markets Looking Favorable in 2014: Marsh
Feb 24 2014 // The ample capacity and competition that helped temper firming of U.S. commercial insurance rates in 2013 is expected to continue into 2014, unless catastrophe losses turn out higher than expected, according to a report by...
Business Moves
Feb 24 2014 // Kemper Corp. Kemper Corp. is realigning its property/casualty business. This realignment will result in one property/casualty segment for financial reporting purposes, beginning with the first quarter 2014. The new Kemper...
10 Things to Know About Agribusiness
Feb 24 2014 // According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s 2007 Census of Agriculture, there were 2,204,792 farms in the United States, an increase of 4 percent from 2002. The average farm in the United States has...
Oklahoma, Texas Had Costliest Natural Disasters in 2013: Hartwig
Feb 24 2014 // The Oklahoma tornadoes of May 2013 not only caused significant loss of life but also contributed to its designation last year as the costliest state for natural disaster related insurance payouts, according to the...
Medical Device Maker In Western U.S. Settles Lawsuit
Feb 21 2014 // A medical-device manufacturer with offices in California and Washington has agreed to pay the federal government up to $5.25 million to resolve allegations that it encouraged doctors to over-charge federal health-care...
U.S. Patent Office Moves to Curb Patent Litigation
Feb 21 2014 // The White House announced steps on Thursday designed to reduce frivolous patent lawsuits by trying to make it easier to identify who owns patents and by updating review processes to ensure that fewer weak patents are...
Allstate Beefs Up Agency Force
Feb 21 2014 // Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, increased its agency count for the first time since 2007 as the company targeted growth beyond the U.S. East Coast to diversify risk. The insurer had...
El Nino Threatens to Return; May Hit Global Food Production
Feb 21 2014 // The El Nino weather pattern, which can trigger drought in some parts of the world while causing flooding in others, is increasingly likely to return this year, hitting production of key foods such as rice, wheat and...
AXA Profit Rises 10% in 2013 on Life, Property and Casualty
Feb 21 2014 // AXA SA, Europe’s second-largest insurer, posted a 10 percent increase in 2013 profit on higher earnings at its life and savings and property and casualty divisions. Net income rose to €4.48 billion ($6.15 billion)...
Predicting Crime with Big Data Without Breaking the Bank
Feb 20 2014 // Researchers at Rutgers’ School of Criminal Justice have developed commercial technology that public safety practitioners and researchers worldwide are using to fight crime. Leslie Kennedy and Joel Caplan of Rutgers...
Gov’t Attorneys Appeal Penn. Health Care Law Contraceptive Rulings
Feb 19 2014 // Government attorneys have appealed two injunctions issued by federal judges on challenges by religious organizations over contraceptive coverage requirements in the new health care law. Department of Justice attorneys...
AIG Launches Cross-Border Casualty Risk Product for Multinational Companies
Feb 19 2014 // American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has launched its Global Casualty Single Solution (GCSS), a new product to cover cross-border casualty risks for U.S.-based multinational companies. The product is designed for...
More Employers to Move to Private Health Insurance Exchanges
Feb 19 2014 // One-third of U.S. employers plan to move their workers’ healthcare coverage to a private exchange in the next few years, a survey found, following the lead of companies like Walgreen Co. seeking to reduce...
Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. Appoints Bill Farran as President of its Professional Liability Division
Feb 19 2014 // San Diego, Calif. (02/19/2014) – ARROWHEAD General Insurance Agency, Inc., one of the largest program administrators in the country, has appointed Bill Farran as president of the Professional Liability Division. Farran...
Gay Marriage Battle Headed to Federal Courts
Feb 18 2014 // The overturning of Virginia’s gay marriage ban places the legal fight over same-sex unions increasingly in the hands of federal appeals courts shaped by President Barack Obama’s two election...
FSOC’s Insurance Expert Woodall Approved As International Regulatory Observer
Feb 18 2014 // Roy Woodall, the insurance sector voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, will finally be getting involved in the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) but as an observer, not a...
