BP Oil Spill Claims Chief Braces for Surge in Filings May 17, 2013 By Kathy Finn The deadline for claims against BP Plc in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is 11 months...
Workers’ Comp Sees Encouraging Signs in 2012 Results: NCCI May 16, 2013 By Andrea Wells The workers’ compensation market is seeing encouraging signs. Premiums grew for the second consecutive year, the combined ratio declined and...
House Farm Bill Expands Crop Insurance, Cuts Food Stamps May 16, 2013 By Charles Abbott A Republican-controlled panel in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the biggest cuts in food stamps for the...
Senate to Hold Vote on Consumer Agency Director Next Week May 16, 2013 By Emily Stephenson U.S. Senate Democratic leaders plan to hold a vote next week on President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the Consumer...
Will Supreme Court Enter Climate Change Debate? May 16, 2013 By Lawrence Hurley and Valerie Volcovici With a barrage of legal briefs, a coalition of business groups and Republican-leaning states are taking their fight against Obama...
Liberty International Launches Marine Business Owner Policy May 16, 2013 Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), part of the Global Specialty unit of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has launched a new policy designed...
Government to Share Cyber Security Information with Private Sector May 15, 2013 By Joseph Menn The U.S. government will use classified information about software vulnerabilities for the first time to protect companies outside of the...
Travelers Launches OnDemand Risk Control Service for Commercial Clients May 15, 2013 By Amy O'Connor The Travelers Insurance Cos. has launched an interactive, on demand service for property and casualty insureds looking to manage and...
On a Leash: Dog Bite Insurance Claim Trends May 15, 2013 Dog bites accounted for more than one-third of all homeowners insurance liability claim dollars paid out in 2012, costing more...
The Goal: Zero Alcohol-Related Driving Deaths May 15, 2013 Transportation safety officials are exploring ways to eliminate drunken driving deaths, which account for about a third of the nation’s...