Insurance News from December 17, 2008
National News
Forecast Pioneer Clark Says Short-Term Hurricane Models Overstate Losses
A new report finds that hurricane risk models designed to predict insured losses in the...
International & Reinsurance News
Willis Sees Hardening in Airline Insurance Market
Willis Group Holdings has said that it "expects aviation insurance prices to rise and...
East News
Ex-New Jersey Politician Sentenced to Prison for Insurance Fraud
A former New Jersey Assemblyman who is also a Baptist minister has been sentenced to 15...
West News
OnPoint Underwriting To Acquire Commercial Insurance Services
Atlanta-based OnPoint Underwriting has acquired the assets of Commercial Insurance...
Southeast News
South Carolina Arson Hotline Tip Solves Arson Case
A tip to the South Carolina Arson Hotline helped solve a Greenwood home arson case and...
Texas / South Central News
Judge Orders Lawyer in Louisiana Citizens Insurance Case Jailed
A lawyer was led out of a New Orleans court in handcuffs Dec. 15 after an altercation...
Midwest News
Michigan Man Files Suit to Stop AIG Bailout on Religious Grounds
A Michigan man is challenging the government's bailout of American International Group...