Insurance News from February 12, 2009
National News
Judge: Defense Insurance Act Bars Suits Against Subcontractor Blackwater
The survivors of four Blackwater Worldwide contractors killed in a grisly ambush in...
International & Reinsurance News
Swiss Re CEO Aigrain Resigns; Lippe to Succeed Him
Swiss RE's CEO Jacques Aigrain resigned today, Thursday, February 13, a week after U.S....
East News
Jury Clears Volkswagen in Car Crash That Paralyzed Vermont Man
A jury says Volkswagen isn't to blame for the injuries suffered by a Vermont man in a...
West News
Wyoming Representatives Reject Bill to Raise Vehicle Liability Coverage Limits
The Wyoming House of Representatives has defeated a bill that would have increased the...
Southeast News
Mississippi Rejects 6 Insurers’ Appeals of Windpool Assessments
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney has upheld the efforts of the state's...
Texas / South Central News
Oklahoma Town Surveying Damage After Twisters Kill 8
Insurers such as Zurich and Farmers have announced they are sending catastrophe...
Midwest News
5 Michigan Auto Insurers Pledge to Freeze Rates
One week after Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm called on auto insurance companies to...