Insurance News from October 21, 2014
National News
Jury Finds Guardrail Maker Trinity Cheated Government; Liability Could Top $1 Billion
Trinity Industries Inc. faces a potential liability of $1 billion after a jury found...
International & Reinsurance News
Record Aviation Claims Driving Up Premiums
Insurers worldwide are going to have to pay up to a record $800 million to cover the...
East News
Heffernan Acquires Pilot Employee Benefits in New York
Heffernan Insurance Brokers announced it has purchased the assets of Pilot Employee...
West News
Company Fined $1M in Double Fatality at Colorado Silver Mine
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration imposed a roughly...
Southeast News
‘Fangate’ Stirs Florida Insurance Industry Fears Over Gubernatorial Election
If Florida's insurance industry was looking for any certainty about the results of the...
Texas / South Central News
Jury Finds Texas Windstorm Insurer Adequately Paid City for Ike Claims
Texas' wind and hail insurer of last resort in coastal areas announced that a judgment...
Midwest News
New Crop Insurance Program to Benefit Small Ag Producers in North Dakota
Small farmers and ranchers in North Dakota who once were unable to insure their crops...