Insurance News from August 19, 2005
National News
Number of Federal Tort Trials Plummeted 80%, JD Reports
The number of tort trials concluded in U.S. district courts declined by nearly 80...
International & Reinsurance News
IAG Posts $571 Million Profit; Drop in 2nd Half Hits Shares; S&P Comments
Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) announced a net profit after tax of A$760...
East News
Mass.Chiropractors Charged in $1.8 Million Fraud Case
Owners and employees of First Spine and Rehab, a Lowell Mass. chiropractic clinic, have...
West News
McFall General Agency Notes Move
Oregon-based McFall General Agency recently moved its Gig Harbor, Washington office....
Southeast News
Gallagher Wants Independent Review of State Farm’s Rate Request
Citing concern that insurance companies are using the 2004 hurricanes to unfairly raise...
Texas / South Central News
Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Times-Picayune in Excess Insurance Case
Reversing a summary judgment by a district court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
Midwest News
Missouri Insurance Agent Sentenced in Tax Scheme
A former Missouri tax preparer and insurance agent was sentenced in federal court for...