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U.S. P/C Insurers’ Results for 2010 Get ‘Mixed Review’ from A.M. Best
Mar 24 2011 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry’s financial results for 2010 represented a mixed bag, with some good results and some that are of concern, according to a leading rating organization. A.M. Best Co....
Nuclear Agency to Conduct Safety Check of U.S. Plants
Mar 24 2011 // The top U.S. nuclear regulator Wednesday approved the launch of a safety review of U.S. nuclear reactors sought by President Barack Obama in response to the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima plant. The Nuclear...
U.S. Coastlines Should Be Prepared for Potential Tsunamis
Mar 23 2011 // In the wake of Japan’s tsunami disaster, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is urging Americans who live and vacation at the coast to take the threat of tsunamis seriously. With more coastline...
Happy 100th Birthday Workers’ Compensation: The Great Tradeoff!
Mar 23 2011 // Happy 100th Birthday Workers’ Compensation: Now What ? This year marks the 100th anniversary of the workers’ compensation system in the U.S. As Christopher Boggs, director of Education for Insurance...
No Need to Remove Wiring in Homes with Problem Drywall: U.S. Officials
Mar 22 2011 // Federal safety officials have stopped recommending removal of all electrical wiring in homes with problem drywall, a change in the safety protocol that could reduce the cost of remediation for many homes. The U.S. Consumer...
Decision on Workers’ Comp for Illegal Workers Left to States
Mar 21 2011 // The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent refusal to hear a workers’ compensation insurance case that concerned an illegal immigrant who had sought coverage after a workplace accident means states are left to decide the...
U.S. Nuclear Plants to Undergo Safety Reviews
Mar 21 2011 // The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct a “comprehensive review” of the safety of all U.S. nuclear plants following what U.S. officials are calling the dangerous and complicated situation at...
Western U.S. Tsunami Damage Exceeds $50 Million
Mar 21 2011 // Tsunami waves following Japan’s massive earthquake are estimated to have caused more than $50 million in damage in the Western United States, according to local officials. In Hawaii, Gov. Neil Abercrombie issued an...
Business Moves
Mar 21 2011 // Maritime General Agency Maritime General Agency combined three niche marine insurance underwriting facilities into Maritime Program Group: Maritime General Agency, Marine MGA and Windward Marine Underwriters. Maritime...
People
Mar 21 2011 // Provider Insurance has appointed Lynn Cubano as personal lines account manager. She will be responsible for acquiring new clients and expanding existing accounts in the personal lines division of the Massachusetts-based...
Business Moves
Mar 21 2011 // Advocate Reinsurance Partners Goss Reinsurance Brokers LLC, a privately owned reinsurance intermediary firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas, announced it has changed the company name to Advocate Reinsurance Partners LLC....
McRaith to Lead New Federal Insurance Office
Mar 18 2011 // The Obama administration has named Illinois state insurance regulator Michael McRaith to head the new Federal Insurance Office. McRaith, currently the head of the Illinois Department of Insurance, will run the Federal...
General Star Appoints Marsh U.S. Consumer to Program Administrator Role
Mar 18 2011 // General Star Management Co. has appointed Marsh U.S. Consumer, a service of Seabury & Smith, Inc., as the exclusive program administrator for its Real Estate Agents & Brokers, and Real Estate Appraisers programs....
Supply Chain Concerns Grow as Japan Lacks Parts, Power, People
Mar 18 2011 // From Apple’s new iPad to Chevrolet pick-ups and many of the world’s airplane kitchens, concern is spreading down the global manufacturing supply chain about the impact from Japan’s earthquake last...
Marsh Expands U.S. Construction Practice
Mar 17 2011 // Marsh has appointed two veteran insurance brokers to its U.S. Construction Practice. Joining the practice are Scott Hull as Managing Director in Birmingham, Alabama, and Karen Reutter as senior vice president in...
U.S. First Responders Will Learn from Japan’s Tragedy: Napolitano
Mar 17 2011 // Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says federal. emergency agencies constantly rehearse for a disaster like the one unfolding in Japan, and American first responders will learn from the experience of their...
Global Fears Mount as Japan Takes Desperate Measures to Cool Reactors
Mar 17 2011 // Operators of a quake-crippled nuclear plant in Japan dumped water on overheating reactors on Thursday while the United States expressed growing alarm about leaking radiation and urged its citizens to stay well clear of the...
U.S. Western Tsunami Losses Climb
Mar 16 2011 // As states in the West clean up tsunami damage, loss estimates are climbing, according to local officials. In Hawaii, the estimate — tallied by Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s office to be in the millions — combines...
Canada’s Manulife Says Japan Exposure ‘Less than $153 Million’
Mar 16 2011 // Manulife Financial said Monday the impact of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan should be less than C$150 million (US$152.93 million), after investors sold the shares off by 3.5 percent on concerns about the...
Japan Scrambles to Pull Nuclear Plant Back from Brink of Disaster
Mar 16 2011 // Japan’s nuclear crisis appeared to be spinning out of control on Wednesday after workers withdrew briefly from a stricken power plant because of surging radiation levels, but desperate efforts to avert a catastrophic...
