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S.C. CONSIDERING ASBESTOS REFORM BILL

To avoid the asbestos litigation crisis some states have experienced, South Carolina lawmakers have introduced legislation that will require plaintiffs...

FARMERS FINED $1 MILLION

Farmers Insurance Group has been fined $1 million following settlement negotiations about how it handled consumer claims. Farmers, consisting of...

WHAT E&S BROKERS PAY

More than three-quarters (77%) of wholesalers and brokers said that firm salaries increased in 2005 compared to 2004. Nearly half...

N.Y. CITY EYES

New York is considering installing surveillance cameras in Lower Manhattan in its fight against terrorism, similar to the “ring of...

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