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
Panel to Hear Appeal in Maryland Mine Collapse
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is scheduled next month to hear...
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...