Top 2013 Jury Awards: Price-Fixing, Nursing Home Liability, Defamation January 14, 2014 By Margaret Cronin Fisk U.S. juries awarded three verdicts of $1 billion or more for the third straight year in 2013, topped by a...
Obamacare to Ramp Up Pitch to Younger Insureds January 14, 2014 By Alex Wayne and Mike Dorning The U.S. government said it would ramp up Obamacare outreach in 25 cities to lure younger people to the program...
Farmers Told to Expect Crop Insurance Program to Expand January 13, 2014 The federal crop insurance program is expected to expand in 2014, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) official told farmers...
Pioneer Programs Adds Excess Liability to Contractors’ Choice Program January 13, 2014 Pioneer Programs Insurance Solutions has expanded its specialty program, Contractor’s Choice, to now include excess liability. According to Carole Fleischman,...
SNL Insurance Acquires Analytics Firm iPartners January 13, 2014 SNL Insurance, a division of SNL, has acquired iPartners LLC, which offers analytics and reporting software and services that help...
Supreme Court Nixes Organic Farmers’ Appeal on Monsanto Seed Patent January 13, 2014 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court refused to let organic farmers and seed sellers challenge Monsanto Co.’s patents on genetically modified seeds....
Global Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $45B in 2013: Impact Forecasting January 13, 2014 In 2013, there were 296 separate natural disaster events that produced total economic losses of $192 billion – four percent...
AIG Rebranding, Expanding Retirement Services As Others Retreat January 13, 2014 By Zachary Tracer American International Group Inc. plans to add 600 advisers and expand their offerings to boost sales as rivals retreat from...
BP Oil Spill Settlement Fight Wages On January 13, 2014 By Laurel Brubaker Calkins and Margaret Cronin Fisk BP Plc’s $9.2 billion partial settlement over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was upheld by an appeals court...
Policing the ‘Dark Side’ of Internet of Things January 13, 2014 By Chris Strohm The futuristic world of self-driving cars, eyeglasses that e-mail and trash cans that call for pickup is running into the...