Insurance News from April 20, 2015
National News
Alpha Natural Facing Big Insurance Buy for Abandoned Mines Shortfall
Alpha Natural Resources Inc, a struggling U.S. coal company, may be forced to buy...
International & Reinsurance News
Hundreds Drown off Libya; EU Leaders Forced to Reconsider Migrant Crisis
As many as 700 migrants were feared dead on Sunday after their boat capsized in the...
East News
EEOC Alleges Maryland Insurance Administration Violated Equal Pay Act
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against the...
West News
California Workers’ Comp Premium Up 11% in 2014; Combined Ratio Still Exceeds 100
California written premium for calendar year 2014 was roughly $16.5 billion, 11 percent...
Southeast News
Georgia Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Bill
An emotional Gov. Nathan Deal signed legislation April 16 that immediately legalizes...
Texas / South Central News
Wagner Joins Southwest Risk in Dallas
Dave Wagner has joined Southwest Risk LP in Dallas to serve as relationship manager....
Midwest News
Chicago Agent Glad She Made the Captive-to-Independent Leap
Making the jump from a being a captive agent to an independent one is not for the faint...