Insurance News from May 18, 2011
National News
Allstate Targets Online Insurance Sales; Buys Esurance, Answer Financial
In a bid to capture more business from customers who shop online, giant Allstate Corp....
International & Reinsurance News
Finaccord Forecasts Growth for Europe Professional Indemnity Coverage
A new study from financial market research consultants Finaccord forecasts that the...
East News
Lawsky, Wrynn to Lead New York’s Reshuffled Regulatory Arm
Benjamin M. Lawsky has been nominated as superintendent of New York's Department of...
West News
Calif. Workers’ Comp Premium Written Edges Up to $7.1B
California workers' compensation insurers' total direct written premium (DWP) rose 3.1...
Southeast News
Court Sides with Alabama Newspaper over Public Official’s Libel Claim
An Alabama appeals court has ruled in favor of an Anniston newspaper that was sued by a...
Texas / South Central News
Louisiana Ag Commissioner: Crop Insurance Plans Guaranteed for Floods
Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain D.V.M., said the United States...
Midwest News
Unitrin Estimates April Catastrophe Losses at $65M to $75M
Unitrin Inc., headquartered in Chicago, announced that pret-tax catastrophe losses due...