Painkiller Prescribing Varies By State, Highest in South; Florida Reverses Trend: CDC July 2, 2014 Health care providers in some states prescribe far more painkillers than those in other states, according to a new government...
Markel Now Underwriting Trade Credit Insurance in U.S. July 2, 2014 Markel Corp. is now underwriting trade credit insurance in its New York office. Policies will be underwritten on an admitted...
Klisura to Lead New Marsh Global Placement Team; Lang to Head U.S. Placement July 2, 2014 Insurance broker Marsh has named Dean Klisura as head of the firm’s newly created Global Placement organization. Klisura will oversee...
GEICO Appoints 5 to Officer Posts Across Country July 2, 2014 GEICO has announced a number of officer appointments: Michelle Trindade, vice president of the competitive advantage leadership group at the...
Swiss Re’s Klena Joins ACE North American Marketing, Communications Team July 2, 2014 ACE Group has appointed Cora Klena as senior vice president, North American Marketing and Communications. Klena will be responsible for...
Insurers See Rise in Severity of Lawyers’ Malpractice Claims: Ames & Gough July 2, 2014 Although the frequency of law firm malpractice claims has begun to level off following a post-recession surge, their severity has...
Supreme Court to Decide UPS Workplace Pregnancy Accommodation Dispute July 2, 2014 By Laurie Asseo The U.S. Supreme Court will use a case involving United Parcel Service Inc. to decide whether pregnant employees can be...
Export-Import Bank Could Be Reformed Rather Than Closed July 2, 2014 By Emily Stephenson and Susan Cornwell The U.S. Export-Import Bank, derided by conservative critics as an expensive boondoggle, may win a reprieve from what looked like...
Cybersecurity Analysts Stress Need for Data Sharing by Companies July 2, 2014 By Chris Strohm In an 11-story office building in the Washington suburbs, hundreds of U.S. cybersecurity analysts work around the clock to foil...
Markel Promotes Grinnan to General Counsel July 1, 2014 Richmond, Virginia-based Markel Corp. has promoted Richard Grinnan to general counsel and secretary. Grinnan succeeds Mike Jones, who has retired....