Settlement Seeks $100M Fund for Meningitis Victims May 19, 2014 A settlement filed with a federal bankruptcy judge would create a fund of more than $100 million to compensate victims...
How to Minimize Exposure from Information Loss May 19, 2014 By Kevin Dean Personal and corporate information stored digitally in a company’s network offers tremendous value, both as a business asset – and...
Seawater May Be Drought Solution for One California City May 19, 2014 With California in a drought, the coastal city of Santa Barbara is thinking about firing up a desalination plant that...
Report: N.J. Dispersed Just 25% of Sandy Aid May 19, 2014 New Jersey officials say they dispersed just 25 percent of the state’s first large allocation of federal Superstorm Sandy aid...
Stable, Attractive MGA Market, Now and in the Future: Conning Report May 19, 2014 By Andrea Wells Managing general agents represent an important access point for insurers interested in specialty markets. It’s also a growing segment. That’s...
Agent Permanently Barred from Selling Insurance in North Dakota May 19, 2014 A North Dakota administrative law judge on April 28 upheld a cease and desist order issued by Insurance Commissioner Adam...
FEMA Extends ‘Proof of Loss’ Deadline for Sandy Flood Claims May 19, 2014 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a bulletin on April 28 announcing that it will grant an additional extension...
Overstock.com Brings Insurance Sales to Retail Site, Agents React May 19, 2014 By Amy O'Connor Customers of Overstock.com can now furnish their home or office and insure them through the same source. The online retailer...
Nebraska Supreme Court: Farmers not Negligent in Fatal Crash May 19, 2014 The Nebraska Supreme Court on May 2 upheld a lower court ruling that two farming brothers were not negligent in...
Florida’s Citizens Readies $1.5 Billion Catastrophe Bond Deal May 19, 2014 By Michael Adams Florida’s largest property insurer is preparing to transfer $3.1 billion in risk through a combination of reinsurance catastrophe bonds, including...