State Laws Provide Leeway For Businesses Reporting Data Breaches January 20, 2014 By Karen Freifeld A decade of lawmaking by U.S. states to ensure consumers are told when their data has been hacked still lets...
Why BP May Regret Aggressively Challenging Oil Settlement Payments January 17, 2014 By Mica Rosenberg A year after agreeing to a multi-billion dollar settlement with victims of the 2010 Gulf oil spill, BP is aggressively...
Commuter Train Crashes Prompt Call for Safety Improvements January 17, 2014 By Alan Levin Commuter rail accidents including a New York derailment last month that killed four prompted a U.S. investigative agency to name...
Senate Joins House in Approving Spending Bill with Narrow Flood Insurance Fix January 17, 2014 The Senate (72-26) yesterday joined the House of Representatives (359-67) in passing a $1.1 trillion compromise omnibus spending bill that...
Argo Pro Launches EPL Insurance Hotline for Policyholders January 17, 2014 Argo Pro, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, has launched...
Ex-Treasury Official Wolin Urges Federal, State Collaboration to Improve Regulation January 17, 2014 By Young Ha To make continued improvements in the U.S. insurance regulatory system, it’s imperative for state and federal officials to work collaboratively...
Oracle Loses Bid to Have D&O Insurer Beazley Pay $20M in Claims Over Acquisition January 16, 2014 By Jef Feeley Oracle Corp. can’t rely on an insurer to pay $20 million to help settle shareholder claims over the software maker’s...
Online Platform Bolt Solutions Wins Patent for Systems Incompatibility Fix January 16, 2014 Online property/casualty insurance systems provider Bolt Solutions Inc. said it has been issued a patent for its “apparatus and methods”...
Congressional Negotiations on Farm Bill Said Close to Deal January 16, 2014 By Eric Beech Negotiations in Congress on the long overdue U.S. farm bill could be completed this week after progress was stalled by...
P/C Insurance Executives Expect Flood Insurance Delay, TRIA Renewal, Industry Consolidation January 16, 2014 By Young Ha A survey conducted at the Insurance Information Institute’s Property/Casualty Insurance Joint Industry Forum in New York Tuesday asked industry leaders...