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Entire East Coast Placed on Hurricane Alert
Aug 23 2011 // The United States put its eastern seaboard on alert for Hurricane Irene Tuesday, as the powerful storm barreled up from the Caribbean on a path that could hit the U.S. coast on the weekend. Even as the first hurricane of...
Earthquake Rattles East Coast; No Deaths or Major Damage Reported
Aug 23 2011 // A strong earthquake struck the U.S. East Coast and was felt as far away as Canada on Tuesday, shaking buildings in many cities, delaying flights and trains and sending thousands of frightened workers into the...
Hurricane Irene Seen Skirting Florida, Possibly Landing in Carolinas
Aug 23 2011 // Hurricane Irene was expected to strengthen over the next few days and could hit the southeastern United States as a large and powerful storm late in the week, forecasters said Tuesday. The U.S. National Hurricane...
Hurricanes May Be Catalyst for Insurance Rate Increases
Aug 23 2011 // Hurricane Irene, threatening to become the first hurricane to hit the United States in three years, could be the catalyst the insurance industry has been seeking in its quest for across-the-board premium increases after...
Marsh Executive Sues Spitzer for $60 Million Over Slate Column
Aug 22 2011 // Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has been hit with a $60 million libel lawsuit by a former Marsh & McLennan Cos. executive over a column posted on Slate.com concerning an insurance bid-rigging scandal. William...
North Dakota Farm Groups Backing Crop Insurance, Research
Aug 22 2011 // Crop insurance, research and export promotion should be among the top priorities in the next federal farm bill, say spokesmen for North Dakota agricultural groups, who are bracing for cuts in federal...
Hurricane Irene Soaks Puerto Rico, Could Hit Florida By Week’s End
Aug 22 2011 // Hurricane Irene buffeted Puerto Rico with winds and torrential rain Monday, knocking out power and downing trees as it churned westward on a track that will threaten Florida by the end of the week. Local media in the U.S....
Court Sets October Deadline for Women Suing WalMart
Aug 22 2011 // Women who were part of a massive class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will have until the end of October to file individual lawsuits against the company, a U.S. judge ruled. Women who say the company denied...
Financial Firms Balk at New Law to Help Catch U.S. Tax Evaders
Aug 22 2011 // A U.S. law meant to snuff out billions of dollars in offshore tax evasion has drawn the criticism of the world’s banks and business people, who dismiss it as imperialist and “the neutron bomb of the global...
AIG Pays Back Another $2B on U.S. Treasury Debt
Aug 19 2011 // American International Group Inc. reported that it has reduced the remaining liquidation preference of preferred interests that the U.S. Department of the Treasury holds in AIA Aurora LLC to approximately $9.3 billion by...
AIR Chief on Cat Models: ‘What’s All The Fuss About?’
Aug 19 2011 // When it comes to revised hurricane models, AIR Worldwide CEO Ming Lee has one basic question, “What really is all this big fuss about?” Lee, whose Boston company launched the catastrophe modeling industry in...
Aruba Police Probe Insurance Link in Missing Tourist Case
Aug 19 2011 // A U.S. tourist detained in the presumed death of his travel companion on the Caribbean island of Aruba had an insurance policy that covered the missing woman, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Gary Giordano mentioned the travel...
QBE 1st Half Net Profits up 53% to US$673 Million
Aug 19 2011 // QBE, Australia’s global insurance group, announced a 53 percent increase in the half year net profit after tax of US$673 million. The group noted that this figure was “within the range provided to the market on...
AIG, Banks File Motion to Block Class Action Suit
Aug 18 2011 // Bailed-out insurer American International Group and dozens of banks have filed motions in federal court to block a proposed nationwide class-action suit against them over AIG’s 2008 near-collapse. Their argument is...
U.S. to Require Consumer Labels on Health Insurance Plans
Aug 17 2011 // Insurers and employers will have to spell out plainly the costs and benefits of the health plans they offer starting next year. The rule announced by U.S. health officials Wednesday is designed to better inform people...
Court Throws Out Writers’ Copyright Settlement with Publishers
Aug 17 2011 // A federal appeals court voided a class-action settlement in a case brought by freelance writers who accused publishers of reprinting their works in online databases without permission. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
As Disaster Losses Mount, U.S. Seeks to Make Country ‘Weather Ready’
Aug 17 2011 // Noting that the U.S. has experienced $35 billion in economic losses due to disasters already this year, the federal government is embarking upon a national plan it hopes will save lives and protect property from severe...
Wright USA Creates Career Protector E&O Plan for Government Personnel
Aug 17 2011 // Wright USA has launched a professional liability product tailored to United States government personnel who are responsible for managing the activities of others. The product – branded as the Career Protector Plan – is...
European Insurance Regulation Threatens U.S. System, Connecticut Regulator Warns
Aug 17 2011 // Adoption of European regulatory changes known as “Solvency II” as currently proposed could weaken U.S. consumer protections and stability of insurers, a state insurance commissioner has warned. Connecticut...
Oregon Family Sues Cargill Over Contaminated Turkey
Aug 17 2011 // A Cargill Inc. unit is being sued by an Oregon family who said their young daughter was hospitalized after eating Salmonella-contaminated turkey, the subject of one of the largest U.S. meat recalls ever. The lawsuit is one...
