Could Global Warming Change Tornado Season? March 25, 2013 By Seth Borenstein With the planet heating up, many scientists seem fairly certain some weather elements like hurricanes and droughts will worsen. But...
Farmers Brace for Crop Insurance Cuts March 25, 2013 U.S. farm groups are looking for a formula to lower crop subsidy spending dramatically ahead of new congressional demands for...
Florida Sinkhole Loss Rule Upheld March 25, 2013 A Florida court has upheld a decision by state insurance regulators that property insurers must offer sinkhole loss coverage in...
Number of Companies Buying Cyber Insurance Up by a Third in 2012: Marsh March 25, 2013 More companies are turning to cyber insurance to protect their organizations from the financial consequences of a data breach or...
Florida Insurers, Employers Scrambling After Court Ruling on Workers’ Compensation Benefit March 25, 2013 By Michael Adams A Florida district court judge’s ruling that declared unconstitutional a 104-week limitation on injured workers’ temporary benefits left insurers and...
Sophisticated Tools Let Thieves Target Specific Cargo March 25, 2013 Though pharmaceuticals and electronics are the most expensive items cargo thieves target, food and beverage cargo is also popular because...
North Carolina Wins MetLife Jobs March 25, 2013 By Emery P. Dalesio MetLife Inc. announced it will move 2,600 jobs from offices in four Northeast states and California to lower-cost locations in...
Massachusetts Holds Insurance Awareness Event March 25, 2013 Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Joseph Murphy and his insurance division staff held an insurance awareness and education event at the South...
North Carolina Approves 7% Home Insurance Rate Increase March 25, 2013 North Carolina is allowing companies to raise homeowners’ insurance rates by a statewide average of seven percent a year starting...
Analysis Highlights Sandy’s Impact on Underwriting Results March 25, 2013 Financial information firm SNL Financial’s preliminary analysis of more than 2,600 individual P/C filer’s 2012 statutory data illustrates how big...