North Carolina Insurers Stand By 25.3% Home Insurance Bid January 27, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson Despite urging by the state’s insurance commissioner that they withdraw their bid, North Carolina homeowners insurers are unlikely to withdraw...
Court: Caregiver Stabbed by Son Deserves Workers’ Comp January 27, 2014 A Pennsylvania state appeals court ruled on Jan. 8 that a western Pennsylvania woman who was paid to help care...
Deconstructing Texas Insurance Law: Ewing Confirms Court’s Shift January 27, 2014 By Brian S. Martin On Jan. 17, 2014, the Texas Supreme Court in Ewing Construction Company v. Amerisure Insurance Co. issued another surprising and...
House Dampens Prospects for Broad Flood Insurance Delay January 27, 2014 The Senate (72-26) recently joined the House of Representatives (359-67) in passing a $1.1 trillion compromise omnibus spending bill that...
N.J.’s Sandy Claims Mediation Program Recovered $3.4M Since May January 27, 2014 New Jersey’s mediation program to assist residents with unresolved insurance claims related to Superstorm Sandy has recovered $3.42 million for...
Surplus Lines in 2013: A Stable Market with Moderate Growth January 27, 2014 By Stephanie K. Jones The Trend Is Expected to Continue The excess and surplus lines insurance industry was in a good place last year,...
Florida Homeowners Market ‘More Competitive,’ McCarty Finds January 27, 2014 By Gary Fineout Homeowner insurance rates are finally coming down in Florida nearly a decade after the last hurricane hit, the state’s insurance...
Frat Members Sued Over Death at Yale-Harvard Game January 27, 2014 Dozens of current and former members of a fraternity at Yale University are being sued over a deadly tailgating crash...
TWIA Panel Studying Methods to Assess Wind/Water Property Loss January 27, 2014 By Stephanie K. Jones A panel studying methods to assess property loss incurred as a result of wind versus water forces along the Texas...
West Virginia Chemical Firm Files for Bankruptcy As Litigation Begins January 27, 2014 By Jonathan Matisse The company blamed for a chemical spill that left 300,000 West Virginians without safe drinking water filed for bankruptcy, temporarily...