Insurance News from September 03, 2009
National News
Judge Says Rating Agencies Not Shielded by Free Speech Defense
Credit rating agencies may find it harder to argue that their opinions deserve free...
International & Reinsurance News
Coastal Home Owners Face Huge Losses from Rising Seas
Australians Lesley and Doug McGrath have for decades battled ocean swells that have...
East News
New York Eases Rules for Placing Difficult Risks in Excess Market
In a move widely supported by industry advocates, the New York State Insurance...
West News
Southern California Fire Slowed by Weather
Firefighters made more progress Wednesday morning against a giant wildfire that has...
Southeast News
Florida Hurricane, Pension Funds Boosted By Financial Markets Upswing
Florida's public employee pension and hurricane catastrophe funds are benefiting from...
Texas / South Central News
Louisiana Commissioner: Don’t Raise Taxes on Reinsurers
Now that the hurricane season is well underway, Louisianans remember when Katrina came...
Midwest News
Hendricks Holding Forms American Westbrook Insurance Services
Chicago-based Hendricks Holding Company Inc. formed American Westbrook Insurance...