Insurers Brace for Claims as More Snow Expected to Hit Storm-Weary Boston February 13, 2015 By Denise Johnson and Young Ha Since the first winter storm hit Boston at the end of January, the city has removed over 10,000 truckloads of...
Specialty Insurance Group, Reel Media Partner on Entertainment Segment Offerings February 13, 2015 Specialty Insurance Group (SIG) and Reel Media, LLC have formed a strategic alliance within the entertainment industry to service the...
Atlas General Launches New Inland Marine Program February 13, 2015 Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program manager, has added a new inland marine program to its Commercial...
Obama Executive Order to Encourage Cybersecurity Information Sharing February 13, 2015 President Barack Obama is set to announce a new cybersecurity executive order on Friday designed to encourage companies to share...
2014 One of Worst Years Ever for Vehicle Safety: NHTSA February 13, 2015 By Jeff Green and Jeff Plungis Carmakers recalled about 64 million vehicles in the U.S. last year, more than double the previous record set in 2004,...
Don’t Blame Demanding Patients for High Medical Costs: Study February 13, 2015 By Doni Bloomfield New research has found that patients make almost no unreasonable requests for medical treatment, undermining the tendency by doctors to...
AIG Q4 Profit Drops on Debt Repayments, Reserve Charges February 13, 2015 By Zachary Tracer American International Group Inc., the largest commercial insurer in the U.S. and Canada, said profit declined 67 percent on costs...
Climate Change Regulations for Insurers Not Out of Realm of Possibility February 12, 2015 By Don Jergler Some sort of climate change regulation for the insurance industry could be just around the corner. Then again, it might...
Use of Data and Analytics in Workers’ Compensation February 12, 2015 By Robert T. Lewis, Esq. In the workers’ compensation space, not only have claim costs increased because of medical issues, but the landscape has also...
Celona to Head Medical Professional at Liberty International Underwriters February 12, 2015 Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has named Valoree Celona to its recently-created position of senior vice...