Insurance News from December 19, 2008
National News
Retail, Wholesale Insurance Brokers Working on Electronic Transactions
Retail insurance agents and wholesale brokers are working on a plan to streamline how...
International & Reinsurance News
Canada’s Maple Leaf Reaches Deal to Settle Listeria Lawsuits
Maple Leaf Foods said Thursday it has agreed to settle class-action lawsuits related to...
East News
Explosion at Massachusetts House Kills 1
One man has been killed and a neighbor taken to a hospital after a home in Scituate...
West News
Farmers Insurance Claims California County Contributed to Wildfire Damage
The giant Farmers Insurance Group blames Santa Cruz County for contributing to the...
Southeast News
West Virginia High Court: Insurer Not Liable in Underage Drinking Case
The West Virginia Supreme Court says a homeowner's insurance company should not be held...
Texas / South Central News
Insurer Arguing Smoke, Pollution – not Fire – Caused Deaths in Houston
An insurance company is arguing in a Texas court that a policy it issued that excludes...
Midwest News
Ohio Senate Votes to Keep Workers’ Compensation Rating System
The Ohio Senate has signed off on preserving a workers' compensation rate system that...