Jury Finds Toyota Liable in Unintended Acceleration Death Claim October 25, 2013 By Joseph Ax Toyota Motor Corp. has been found liable in an unintended acceleration lawsuit in the U.S., one of the first such...
Verisk Climate, HSB Launch Service to Assess Electrical Blackout Risk October 24, 2013 Verisk Climate and The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. (HSB) have introduced new technology and consulting services that...
Flood Insurance Price Increases Affecting Home Sales October 24, 2013 By Toluse Olorunnipa Rangel Dockery and her husband bought a waterfront house in Florida four months ago, assuming their $2,000-a-year flood-insurance premium would...
Jury Finds Bank of America Liable for Countrywide Mortgage Fraud October 24, 2013 By Nate Raymond Bank of America Corp. was found liable for fraud on Wednesday over defective mortgages sold by its Countrywide unit, a...
Bill to Curb ‘Patent Trolls’ Introduced in Congress October 24, 2013 A U.S. congressman, who has led the charge against frivolous patent infringement lawsuits, introduced a bill on Wednesday to curb...
After JPMorgan $13B Deal, Banks Seek Protections in Future Bailouts October 24, 2013 By Jessica Toonkel and Jonathan Stempel As the U.S. government closes in on a $13 billion settlement with JPMorgan Chase & Co. over its mortgage practices,...
Senate, House Negotiators Tackle Farm Bill, Crop Insurance October 24, 2013 By Charles Abbott U.S. Senate and House negotiators, who will begin working on a compromise farm bill on Oct. 30, face a major...
Program Business Market Grows 10% to $27B, TMPAA Study Finds October 23, 2013 The Target Markets Program Administrators Association (TMPAA) released the results of its annual research to document the size, characteristics, growth...
Westrope Named President of Surplus Lines Group, NAPSLO October 23, 2013 Kevin T. Westrope, president of Westrope, an independent wholesale brokerage based in Kansas City, Mo., has been elected to serve...