Insurance News from August 12, 2011
National News
Validus Sues Transatlantic; Offers Look at Books
The three-way bidding war for reinsurer Transatlantic Holdings grew more complicated...
International & Reinsurance News
UK Insurers Welcome PM’s Pledge on Compensation Scheme
The UK's insurance industry "has welcomed Prime Minister David Cameron's announcement...
East News
Judge Tosses Coffee Shop Defamation Claim Against N.Y. Times
A Brooklyn judge has tossed out a defamation lawsuit against New York Times Co. brought...
West News
California Supreme Court Rules on Workers’ Comp Payment Increases
The California Supreme Court has ruled that cost of living adjustments in total...
Southeast News
South Carolina Law to Curb Copper Theft Takes Effect Next Week
South Carolina law enforcement officers said they hope a new state law will cut down on...
Texas / South Central News
Ex – La. Bank Employee Pleads No Contest to Theft
A former Hammond bank employee has pleaded no contest to a charge of felony theft in...
Midwest News
Man Gets $6.3 Million in Illinois Priest Abuse Case
A nine-year legal fight by a man sexually abused by a priest in the 1970s is over, now...