News for April 2012
- Southern Arizona Science Project Sparks Wildfire
- Colorado Wildfire Ambushed Crews, Surprised Residents
- 1000s Ticketed For Using Cellphones While Driving
- Aon Risk Solutions Appoints Senior VP in Washington, D.C., Office
- Coverage for Paranormal Activity? It Depends on the Specifics
- 18 Olympians Sue Over Alleged Misuse Of Names
- BNSF Railway Company Plume Trial To Begin
- Report: Deadly Reno Fire Likely Accidental
- Idaho City Police Department Settles Lawsuit
- Judge: Montana City Must Pay $3M Judgment To Insurance Company In Lawsuit
- Mercury: First Quarter Income Rose on Lower Losses
- Best Downgrades Interstate Auto’s Ratings to ‘C+’; Outlook Negative
- Regulation, Reputational Risk Top Concerns of Risk Managers: Lloyd’s
- Missouri House Passes Whistleblower, Work Comp Bills
- Missouri Woman Wins $5.8M in ‘Girls Gone Wild’ Case
- The McGowan Cos. Purchases Md.-Based Allied Insurance Brokers
- 58 Massachusetts Workers Were Killed on Job in 2011: Report
- Disaster Assistance Approved for Oklahoma Woodward County
- Louisiana Senate Rejects Bill Removing Smoker Protection
- Louisiana’s Sen. Vitter Pushes to Extend Flood Insurance Program
- Insurer Says It’s Not Liable for Drug-Related Fire in Michigan
- U.S. E&S Market Premiums Increase in 2011: SNL Financial
- Kansas Senate Panel Considers Disaster Funding
- Former N.Y. Agents Sentenced to Jail for Swindling Elderly Clients
- N.J. Gov. Christie Undecided on Health Insurance Bill
- Insurance Company Balks at Claims in Fatal Conn. Fire
- Alabama Lawmakers Pass Ban on Texting While Driving
- Victims of Cyberbullying Fighting Back in Libel Suits
- Union Carbide Wins Mississippi Asbestos Case on Second Try
- Consumer Rebates Under Medical Loss Ratio Estimated to Be $1.3 Billion
- Citizens Delays Rate Hike for New Business
- As America’s Waistline Expands, Costs Soar
- Earnings Reports: Validus Holdings, AXIS Capital
- UK Terrorism Reinsurer Pool Re Has over $7 Billion for Olympic Games Coverage
- Best Affirms Ratings Samsung Fire & Marine (Europe) Ratings
- CNA Announces Approval from Hardy Shareholders for Acquisition
- Big ‘I’ Chairman Donohoe Extols Association’s Value in Fast-Changing Times
- ACE USA Enhances Hospice Insurance Products
- Iowa’s Fulwider Honored with Big ‘I’ Woodworth Memorial Award
- Troubled Illinois Work Injury-Claim System Hit in Audit
- Oklahoma House Defeats Alternative Workers’ Comp Measure
- Indiana Emergency Officials to Storm Chasers: Stay Home
- North Dakota Fines 2 Insurance Companies
- Schools, Manufacturers Earn Combined $1M in Texas Mutual Dividends
- New Mexico Widow Sues Utah Crematory, Claims Ashes Mix-Up
- Portland To Pay $250,000 For Mistakenly Arrested As Tagger
- Jury Finds Ford At Fault In Montana Crash Case
- Montana High Court Hears Hutterite Labor Case
- Rate Hike Proposal Sent to Board of Texas Windstorm Insurer
- Best Affirms Horace Mann Educators and Subs ‘A-‘ Ratings
- Willis Posts $225 Million Q1 Net Income; Strong Growth
- Florida Agency to Fight FEMA Ban on Flood Insurance Commission Rebating
- Liberty Mutual Profit Soars 26% in Q1
- 10 Miners Have Died in Job-Related Accidents Thus Far in 2012
- Donor Agrees to Pay Insurance for Bessie Smith Event in Tennessee
- Transportation Chief Calls for National Ban on Cell Phone Use While Driving
- Senate Committee Votes to End Direct Farm Subsidies, Backs New Insurance Plan
- Hartford Sells Individual Annuity Unit
- Ratings Recap: Arab Orient, Tristar, ASSA, Arabia, ACR Capital
- Berne Union Reports Members Insure $1.8 Trillion of Int’l. Trade, Investment
- Spanish Economy in ‘Huge Crisis’ after Sovereign Debt Downgrade
- Penn. Regulators Collected $71K in Fines, $3.4M in Restitution in Q1
- N.Y. Regulators to Hold Hearings on Force-Placed Insurance in May
- Conn. Senate Passes Anti-Price-Gouging Bill to Help Homeowners
- Vermont and U.S. Officials Highlight Irene Housing
- New York, Florida Associates of ‘Mini-Madoff’ Arrested
- California Department of Insurance Wants to be ‘Liked’
- Bill To Align California With Dodd-Frank Passes Committee
- IronHealth, The Sullivan Group to Offer Obstetrics Risk Management Services
- 1,000 Independent Agents Lobbying Lawmakers in Washington
- Deputy Sues Over Washington Police Dog Bite
- Idaho To Receive $85K In Medicaid Fraud Settlement
- GOP: Set Up Panel To Pay Colo. Wildfire Victims
- Northern California City Agrees To Pay $150K in Sex Harassment Suit
- Ship Owner Sues Pharmacists In 2007 San Francisco Bay Spill
- Outlook Revised to Positive for Texas-Based MGA Insurance Co.
- Police Seize 17 Pit Bulls in Louisiana Town
- Michigan Fireworks Suppliers Want Fast Decision on Insurance Law
- Louisiana Parish Assembles ‘Cat 5’ Flood Team
- Michigan Workplace Deaths Show Slight Dip in 2011
- Kansas Tornado Relief Efforts Turn Toward Housing
- Ohio’s Exotic Animal Bill with Insurance Requirement Advances
- HCC Medical Insurance Services Names Kauth VP of Operations
- Hylant Group Launches Health & Wellness Strategies Practice
- Tennessee to Arrest Illegal Drivers Involved in Serious Auto Accidents
- D&O Liability Rates Firmed in First Quarter: Marsh
- Alabama Governor Tours Towns Still Recovering from Last April’s Tornadoes
- Court Sides with Mississippi Insurance Agent in Restaurant Case
- Tower Group Announces Strategic Investment in Lloyd’s Canopius
- Earnings Reports: Everest Re, Montpelier Re
- Selective Reports $18.1M Q1 Profit; Commercial Lines Price Up 5.1%
- Fewer Storms Forecast for 2012 Hurricane Season
- OneBeacon Forms New Specialty Program Group
- MAPFRE to Insure Iberia, Other Airlines for 3 Years
- Lloyd’s Register Withdraws from Iran Due to Sanctions
- Canopius to Buy Lloyd’s Omega Insurance for $265 Million; Tower in Related Deal
- Willis Names Lieu, Zhou to Strengthen Asia Client Team
- N.H. Gubernatorial Candidate Criticizes State Health Compact Bill
- Harleysville Policyholders Approve Merger With Nationwide
- Former N.J. School Chief in Insurance Bribery Scheme Drops Suit
- MetLife Says Former Wal-Mart Exec Leaves Board
- Leavitt Names Russ Senior Executive Vice President
- Wal-Mart Shareholder Sues Over Mexican Bribery Scandal
- Brown & Brown CEO Returns After Leave of Absence
- MarketScout Adds Dalton as Energy Underwriter in Dallas
- Bailey Joins CoVerica as Vice President
- Court Blocks Injunction On California Green Fuel Standard
- Jury Says Doctor Negligent In Cerebral Palsy Case
- Petersen International Releases Extended Benefit Supplemental Income Plan
- Metlife, California Reach Settlement Near $500M
- Defense Contractor Settles Complaint For $36.9M
- Cigna To Administer Montana Employee Health Plan
- Midwives Agree To $5M Deal in Birthing Center Lawsuit
- Argo Insurance Forms New Partnership for Watercraft Program
- Neace Lukens Acquires Indiana’s Matrix Benefits and Consulting Group
- Hastings Mutual CEO and President Wallace Retiring
- Indiana Moving to Adopt Outdoor Stage Rules, Governor Says
- TDI-DWC Approves 7 to Self-Insure for Workers’ Compensation
- Mississippi Judge Declares Damages Cap Unconstitutional
- Fewer Storms Forecast for 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season
- Apache Corp. Donates $350K for New Woodward, Oklahoma Sirens
- FEMA Urges Renewal of Flood Insurance Program Set to Expire Next Month
- FEMA Reports $18.6 Million in Disaster Aid to Kentucky
- What to Expect If Supreme Court Strikes Down Obamacare
- Goldman Must Defend Bond Insurer’s Fraud Claims
- AIG Alleges Ex-Air Lease CEO, Employees Stole Trade Secrets
- Earnings Report: ACE Limited
- Lockton to Open New Australian Operations in Perth and Sydney
- Swiss Re Team Favored to Acquire Groupama’s Brokerage Unit – Sources
- Civil Unrest Leads Aon to Downgrade 37 Countries on Political Risk Map
- S&P Lowers India’s Rating Outlook to Negative; Investment Rating in Peril
- Suspect Air Packs Still Being Used at Coal Mines
- Brainard to Manage East Coast Brokerage for Beecher Carlson
- Federal Lawsuit Targets MaineCare Cuts
- Penn. Woman Gets 10-Years’ Probation for Foreclosure Notice Arson
- N.J. Stresses Importance of Financial Literacy to High School Students
- N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Says Life Insurers Paid Over $262M After Probe
- Maine Workers’ Comp Reform Bill Signed Into Law
- Norman-Spencer Launches P&C Program for Recreational Marine Market
- Great American to Offer New Abuse or Molestation Insurance Option
- $6M Awarded in Fatal Illinois Crash
- Louisiana Companies Cited for Alleged Safety Violations
- OSHA Fines Wisconsin Company $71K for Safety Violations
- OSHA Settles New Orleans Whistleblower Case
- Family Of Girl Killed In Crash With New Mexico Doctor Sues
- Louisiana Nonfarm Employment Sets All-Time Record
- Broker Gets 30 Years For Stealing From Elderly
- Education Board Stays With Insurance Requirement
- American Westbrook Insurance Names Palmer Senior Plan Specialist
- Idaho Texting Ban Kicks In July 1
- Three Massachusetts Hospitals Cited for Denial of ER Care
- N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Announces Storm Aid for L.I. Counties
- Maine Businessman Gets 2 1/2-Year Prison Term for Insurance Fraud
- W.R. Berkley Q1 Income Up 17%, Sees Price Hikes ‘Accelerating’
- Silverstein Joins Lockton in Southeast
- Florida Governor Vetoes Cat Fund Tax-Credit Plan
- ACE Appoints Hollenberg to Head Canada Operations; Brosnan for P/C
- North Carolina Jury Awards $14.6 Million in Slim Jim Factory Blast
- Shrimp Processors Object to BP Oil Spill Settlement
- Returning Soldiers Involved in More Car Crashes: Study
- Reinsurers Resilient Despite Catastrophes, Economic Uncertainty, Says A.M. Best
- S&P Revises Argentina’s Sovereign Debt Rating Outlook to Negative
- Earnings Report: Platinum Underwriters
- California State Fund Cancels Layoffs
- MetLife to Pay States $500 Million in ‘Death Master’ Probe
- Arkansas Doctor Convicted in Bombing Loses Lawsuit
- Arizona Man Sentenced in Insurance Forgery Case
- Montana GOP Candidates Embrace Insurance Industry Bills
- Progressive Expands Commercial Auto Coverage Limits
- Family of New Mexico Girl Killed in Crash with Santa Fe Doctor Sues
- Associated General Contractors of California, Zurich Partner on Program
- Missouri Bill Would Limit Whistleblower Protections
- Tornado Cost Wichita, Kansas Area $146.3M
- Hurricane Recovery Money Redirected to Superdome Upgrades
- Federal Disaster Assistance Denied for Oklahoma
- Texas Governor Again Renews Drought Disaster Declaration
- Solution for Disaster Recovery? House in a Box, Maybe
- Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance Adds 5 Midwest Agencies
- New York to Get $61M in Drug Company Settlement on Vioxx
- Current Market Not Yet a ‘Classic’ Hard Market: P/C Executives
- Pennsylvania Farmers Highlight Safety on Rural Roads
- Massachusetts Seeks Pool Safety Steps After Drowning Probe
- Firm Pleads Guilty in Va. Court to $670M Insurance Fraud Scheme
- Alabama Attorney General Urges Judge to Set BP Trial Date
- Ratings Recap: Insurance Barbados, Talanx (Notes), Ability Re, Newport Bonding
- Best Affirms Chubb Corp. and Subs ‘A++’ Ratings
- Florida Massage Therapist, 14 Patients Charged with Insurance Fraud
- IMB Report Notes Piracy Increasing in W. Africa; Somalia Still Main Threat
- Q1 Insurance-linked Securities at Record $1.49 Billion: Aon Benfield Study
- Dutch Trains Collide in Amsterdam; 1 Death, Dozens Injured
- Travelers Enhances Cyber Product for Tech Firms
- Citigroup CEO, Directors Sued Over Executive Pay
- U.S. Tells Industry to Further Test Safety of Nanotechnolgy Products
- North Carolina Employers Face Jail Time Over Uncovered Workers’ Claims
- Senate Bill Would Revamp Federal Crop Insurance Program
- Republicans Prepare Should Supreme Court Overturn Healthcare Plan
- OSHA Hit for Taking Too Long to Adopt Workplace Safety Rules
- Some Acceleration Claims Against Toyota Dismissed
- N.J. School District Pays $4.2M to Student Paralyzed by Bully Attack
- Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Moten Associates in Pennsylvania
- AIG Adopts FASB Accounting Update, Revises Up 2010-11 Income by $5.1B
- SIAA Signs 4 New Agency Members in South Central Region
- Poll: Northwest Residents Rely on Vigilance to Protect Identities
- QBE Expands Employment Practices Liability Insurance
- Louisiana Citizens Asks U.S. High Court to Hear Claims Suit Appeal
- Ex-US Fidelis Workers in Missouri to Split $1.5M
- Oklahoma Senate Approves Workers’ Comp Alternative
- Honda Appeal Seeks To Overturn Woman’s Award
- N.Y. Law Firm Dewey & LeBoeuf Retains Bankruptcy Counsel, Role Unclear
- New Prosecutor Seeks to Stop Chevron’s Brazil Operations
- Recent Indonesia Quake Added Pressure to Key Fault
- Willis Global Energy Market Review Highlights 2011 Losses, Fracking Concerns
- PPIB Launches Home Health Care Program
- Alabama City Settles Sex Bias Claim for $150K
- Earth Day a Veritable Field of Green Opportunity
- Colorado Forest Service Faces Lawsuits Over Lower North Fork Fire
- Sunseri Joins Yates in Southern California
- Tennessee Lawsuit Charges ‘Bachelor,’ ‘Bachelorette’ TV Shows with Racial Bias
- Lawyer Pursuing U.S. Claims in News Corp. Phone Hacking Scandal
- Illinois Man Sues Nestle, Wal-Mart Over Dog’s Death from ‘Wholesome’ Treat
- Audit of Gulf Oil Spill Claims Fund Finds $64 Million in Underpayments
- Nebraska Man Accused of Selling Insurance in Violation of Court Order
- One Week Brought Most of Alabama’s $3.2 Billion Insured Losses in 2011
- Ohio Lawmakers Change Proposed Exotic Animal Rules
- Chubb: $506M Q1 Income, Business Insurance Renewal Prices Edge Up
- Hartford to Give $24M in Premium Credits to N.Y. AD&D Policyholders
- Donegal Reports $8M Q1 Income, Largest Quarterly Earning in 3 Years
- SIAA Announces 6 New Member Agencies in Northeast
- SIAA Adds Nine in West
- N.Y. Official: More ‘Prescribed Burns’ Needed to Prevent Brush Fires
- Massachusetts Docs Eye New Approach to Medical Malpractice Claims
- N.Y.-Based Specialty Insurer Assurant Turns 120 Years Old
- Bell-Anderson in Pacific Northwest Names Tanta CFO
- Marijuana Training Proposal Faces Colorado House Test
- Woman Sues Couple, Aspen Skiing Co. Over Dog Bite
- After 21 Years in Prison, Freed Inmate Sues San Francisco
- Marijuana Club Files $3M Suit Against SoCal City
- Travelers Has $806M Q1 Income; Business Insurance Renewal Price Up 8%
- South Texas Residents Drying Out after Storm
- Texas Insurance Council Scholarship Funding Tops $500K
- N.Y.-Based USI Buys Assets of Compass Insurance, Expands in Southwest
- Gulf Oil Spill Commission Criticizes Congress for Inaction
- Mississippi Lawmakers Still Weighing Workers’ Compensation Changes
- BP Proposes Gulf Oil Spill Claims Settlement, Trial Delay
- Catlin Receives Approval to Establish Representative Office in Beijing
- Best’s Special Vietnam Report Sees Continued Strong Growth
- Talbot Underwriting (MENA) Appoints Warren as New CEO
- Zander Insurance, Answer Financial to Offer Home, Auto Insurance Nationwide
- Swiss Re Expands Foreign Coverages Through New Partnership
- The Hartford to Offer Electric Vehicle Discount
- Midwest Insurance Employment: Sales Agents, Good Talent Always Priorities
- South Central Insurance Employment: Oil, Economy Fuel Texas Hiring
- Companies to Pay $14.8M in FEMA Trailer Settlement
- Missouri Bill Criminalizes Undercover Videos at Farms
- Flick Appointed Chief Actuary at Monitor Liability Managers
- Burns & Wilcox’s Daniel Kaufman Named to Atain Insurance Board
- AIR Offers Supply Chain Risk Service
- Bimestefer Named President, GM for Cigna’s Mountain States
- Insuring the Olympic Games: Major Risks, Much Secrecy, Heavy Coverage
- Travelers Updates Risk Management Tool with Risk Analyzer Dashboard
- Agency Says More N.C. Residents Added to Uninsured
- N.J. Man Gets House Arrest in Boat-Sinking Scam for Insurance Money
- Nebraska to Increase Workers’ Comp Payout for Burials
- Allied World U.S. Appoints P/C Division President in New York
- Quake Tests Looks For Ways To Shore Up California Hospitals
- Earthquake Hazard in Washington To Be Studied
- Oklahoma GOP Lawmakers Revisit Severe Weather Liability Policy
- Travelers Cos. to Kick Off P/C Insurers’ Q1 Earnings Season This Week
- J.D. Power: Auto Insurance Claims Satisfaction Drops
- 6 of 13 E. coli Cases in Missouri Linked to Single Farm
- Drought Brings Outbreak of Horse Disease in Louisiana, Arkansas
- Kansas Aviation Museum Damaged by Weekend Storms
- Tornado Damage in Wichita, Kansas, Interrupts Aircraft Industry
- Deadly Oklahoma Tornado Traveled about 31 Miles
- Brown & Brown Posts $49.4M for 2012 Q1 Net Income, Up 6.3%
- Forecasters Assign EF-1 Rating to Arkansas Tornado
- Ex-W.Va. Nonprofit Director Wins Federal Appeal Against Insurer
- Nationwide Welcomes Penn. Regulators’ Approval of Harleysville Deal
- Berkshire’s Warren Buffett Reveals Stage I Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
- Penn. Mom, Daughter Go on Trial in $1M Insurance Fraud Case
- Hedge Funds Face ‘Make or Break’ Year, Warns Insurance Investor
- Twitter to Limit Use of Patents in Lawsuits
- Willis Marine Market Review Forecasts ‘Another Difficult Year’
- Russell Program Managers Expands PoolPro Program
- Willis Re Names Beedle to Head Asian Operations
- AIR Expands Cat Risk Engineering Program for Supply Chain Risk Quantification
- Is Marine Insurance the Stranglehold on Iran?
- Southeast Insurance Employment: Agency, Carrier Plans Brighten Picture
- Risk Managers, Senior Executives Don’t See Eye-to-Eye on Risk Management
- C.M. Meiers Legal Battle Continues With New Allegations
- RIMS Honors Accordino, Lassaw, Berman, Collins, Chan and Marren
- Data Show Risk Highest for New Motorcycle Riders
- Maine Woman Awarded $1.9M in Malpractice Suit
- Alligator Visits Louisiana Motel, Bites Guest
- U.S. Re Analytics Launches Cost-Saving Tool for Cat-Exposed Insurers
- Private U.S. P/C Insurers’ Income Fell to $19.1B in 2011: ISO, PCI
- Oklahoma Gov. Vetoes Mobile Home Park Liability Bill; Lawmakers Critical
- 6th Death Due to Oklahoma Tornado Is Confirmed
- New Law May Limit Participation in Flood Program in Florida
- EPA Approves Eastern Idaho Superfund Cleanup Plan
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