Insurance News from December 17, 2015
National News
Buyers of Expiring Patents See Profit in Infringement Claims
The 1990s may be over but patents from that era live on. U.S. courts are seeing a rash...
International & Reinsurance News
Insurance Council of Australia Declares Sydney Storms a Catastrophe
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared a catastrophe after storms struck...
East News
Massachusetts Rejects Mapfre’s Ice-Dam Deductible Request
The Massachusetts Division of Insurance recently denied a request by Mapfre USA Corp....
West News
Nine Californians Nabbed in $24M Alleged Workers’ Comp Billing Scheme
Detectives with the California Department of Insurance arrested nine people involved in...
Southeast News
Feds Investigating Potential Crop Insurance Fraud in Kentucky
Federal investigators say they believe Central Kentucky tobacco farmers, crop insurance...
Texas / South Central News
Ratings of Texas-Based National Unity Insurance Downgraded
A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength rating to B+ (Good) from B++ (Good) and...
Midwest News
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner to Step Down
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm is stepping down. Hamm tells The...