Liberty Mutual Selling Workers’ Comp Unit Summit Southeast to American Financial January 9, 2014 Liberty Mutual Insurance said it has agreed to sell Summit Holdings Southeast Inc. and its related companies to American Financial...
Willis North America Announces Leadership Reorganization, Appointments January 8, 2014 Willis North America, the North American retail brokerage business of Willis Group Holdings and the company’s largest business segment, has...
Senate Bill Seeks More Disclosure of Government Settlements with Firms January 8, 2014 By Aruna Viswanatha Two U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled a new bill that would force enforcement agencies to provide more details about deals...
SIAA Names Tombarelli to Small Commercial Lines Post January 8, 2014 SIAA (Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance) has named Steve Tombarelli to the newly-created position of national director of Business Insurance Advantage....
IRS Reports Big Jump in Identity Theft Probes January 8, 2014 By Richard Rubin The Internal Revenue Service started 1,492 criminal investigations into the use of tax returns to commit identity theft in the...
U.S. Crops Escaping Cold Snap with Little Damage January 8, 2014 By Claudia Carpenter, Luzi Ann Javier and Jeff Wilson U.S. crops are escaping record- setting cold weather with little damage, while the arctic blast drove cattle prices to a...
Key Senate Vote on Flood Insurance Rate Delay Pushed to Next Week January 7, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Senate is expected to take a key vote soon on a bill that would delay some of the...
Prudential Fraud Claims Against Goldman Sachs Over Securities Dismissed January 7, 2014 By David Voreacos Prudential Financial Inc. agreed to dismiss its claims that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. engaged in fraud and racketeering in selling...
Big ‘I’ Independent Agents’ InsurPAC Topped $1M in 2013 January 7, 2014 The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) said its political action committee, InsurPac, raised...
Insureon to Acquire Insurance Noodle Wholesale Site from Willis January 7, 2014 Insureon, an online insurance delivery platform for small business owners, said it has agreed to acquire Insurance Noodle, an online...