Insurance News from September 20, 2011
National News
President Obama Endorses House Flood Insurance Bill in Deficit Plan
President Barack Obama endorsed key elements of a U.S. flood insurance reform bill...
International & Reinsurance News
Marine Insurers Backing Armed Guards as Piracy Threat Grows
More ship insurers are backing the use of private armed guards on merchant vessels at...
East News
Lloyd’s Syndicate Withdraws 9/11 Lawsuit Against Saudi Arabia
Lloyd's London's Syndicate 3500 filed a notice on Monday, Sept. 19, to voluntarily...
West News
California’s Devonshire Taps Fitzgerald as VP of Business Development
Mike Fitzgerald has joined insurance run-off consulting firm Devonshire as vice...
Southeast News
Florida Regulator Slashes Sinkhole Rate Hike, Lowers Others
Florida residents who have sinkhole insurance through the state-backed property insurer...
Texas / South Central News
Bastrop, Texas, Wildfire Nearly Contained, Thousands Left Homeless
A wildfire that began more than two weeks ago in Bastrop County is 95 percent...
Midwest News
Ohio Supreme Court: Township not Liable for Officer’s Out-of-Jurisdiction Crash
The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that a political subdivision is immune from...