Calif. Workers’ Comp Rating Bureau To Skip Mid-Year Rate Filing April 7, 2011 By Patricia-Anne Tom California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau governing board has decided not to make a mid-year pure premium rate filing suggesting...
Ariz. Court Says Parents Liable for Kids’ Wrecks April 6, 2011 By Patricia-Anne Tom The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that parents of minors are on the hook financially for auto accidents that occur,...
How to Find Cyber Insurance for the Uninsurable April 4, 2011 By Patricia-Anne Tom The University of California (UC) has redefined the rules of cyber liability insurance, using an approach that the University’s Chief...
No to D&O April 4, 2011 By Patricia-Anne Tom Giant Berkshire Hathaway, which makes much of its money on insurance and investing insurance premiums, does not provide liability insurance...
Calif. Bill Would Give Insurance Commissioner Stronger Penalty Powers April 1, 2011 By Patricia-Anne Tom California Sen. Noreen Evans, D-District 2, has introduced legislation to grant explicit authority to the state Insurance Commissioner to order...
Zenith Offers Agribusiness Insurance March 30, 2011 By Patricia-Anne Tom In what appears to be its first foray into offering liability coverages, Zenith Insurance Co., a workers’ compensation insurance specialist,...
Western U.S. Tsunami Damage Exceeds $50 Million March 21, 2011 By Patricia-Anne Tom Tsunami waves following Japan’s massive earthquake are estimated to have caused more than $50 million in damage in the Western...
Be Prepared March 21, 2011 By Patricia-Anne Tom Insurers and reinsurers may have sufficient funds to absorb losses from Japan’s 9.1 magnitude earthquake, yet the impact of the...
Risk Retention Group Seeks Court Order in Nevada Auto Liability Case March 18, 2011 By Patricia-Anne Tom The National Risk Retention Association has filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief protesting the Nevada Department of Insurance’s...
Western U.S. Tsunami Damage Exceeds $50 Million March 14, 2011 By Patricia-Anne Tom Tsunami waves following Japan’s massive earthquake are estimated to have caused more than $50 million in damage in the Western...