Forecast for 2014 Commercial P/C Pricing: Willis October 9, 2013 Commercial property insurance buyers could see prices fall from 10 to 20 percent on non-catastrophe risks in 2014 thanks to...
Shutdown Sidelines Safety Inspectors of Workplaces, Mines, Nursing Homes and More October 9, 2013 By Brian Wingfield, Jim Snyder and Mark Drajem The partial shutdown of the U.S. government has sidelined thousands of inspectors who monitor everything from air and water pollution...
LIU, PGI Commercial Partner to Offer Environmental Coverage October 9, 2013 Liberty International Underwriters (LIU) has partnered with program administrator PGI Commercial to offer LIU Environmental coverages under a new program...
Marketing, Not Medicine, Boosts Robotic Surgery, Misrepesents Safety October 9, 2013 By Robert Langreth Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver announced last year that Warren Kortz, a general surgeon on the medical staff, was the...
Hanover Insurance Taps Hartford Exec to Lead Professional Liability Unit October 8, 2013 The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. has named Greg Leffard president of Hanover Professional Portfolio unit, responsible for the company’s errors...
NAMIC Names Hair New Federal Affairs Director October 8, 2013 John Hair, a veteran lobbyist with nearly eight years of experience, is joining the Washington, D.C., office of the National...
BP, Government Spar Over How Much Oil Spilled Into Gulf October 8, 2013 By Kathy Finn Lawyers for BP Plc and the federal government sparred on Monday over the methods competing teams of scientists used to...
Tower Reviewing ‘Strategic Options’ After Reserve Shortfall October 8, 2013 By Zachary Tracer Tower Group International Ltd. is reviewing a “range of strategic options” after the insurer determined it had to add $365...
Supreme Court Shows Interest in Medical Device Liability Laws October 8, 2013 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court expressed interest in Medtronic Inc.’s appeal in a lawsuit by a man who was rendered a...
Insurers Worried About Data From Federal Health Exchange October 8, 2013 By Alex Nussbaum and Drew Armstrong Insurers are getting faulty and incomplete data from the new U.S.-run health exchange, which may mean some Americans won’t be...