Four Major Universities Facing Sexual Assault Claims by Students May 28, 2013 By Don Jeffrey and John Lauerman Students from four universities said they filed federal complaints alleging that their schools failed to address campus sexual assault and...
Does Public Understand What Storm Forecasters Are Talking About? May 28, 2013 By Jennifer Kay During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don’t understand...
76 Tornadoes in May Caused $2B-$5B in Insured Losses: Eqecat May 24, 2013 Tornadoes that struck the United States from May 18 to May 20 caused anywhere from $2 billion to $5 billion...
Schinnerer Introduces Stand-Alone Workers’ Comp May 24, 2013 Underwriting manager Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. has introduced a new stand-alone workers’ compensation program. Schinnerer will serve as a...
Senate Votes to Cut Crop Insurance Subsidies to Wealthiest Farmers May 23, 2013 The wealthiest 20,000 U.S. farmers should pay more for taxpayer subsidized crop insurance, the Senate voted on Thursday, adopting a...
Atlantic Coast Can Expect 3 to 6 Major Hurricanes This Season: NOAA May 23, 2013 The government’s weather center is forecasting that this year’s Atlantic hurricane season that begins June 1 will be an active...
UK Insurer Marketform Expands into U.S. Hospital PL Market May 23, 2013 Lloyd’s specialist underwriter Marketform will commence underwriting hospital professional liability, comprising medical malpractice and associated general liability insurance, in the...
Insurers, Banks Leveraging Trade Talks to Change Dodd-Frank May 23, 2013 By Carter Dougherty, Bloomberg U.S. bankers and insurers are trying to use trade deals, which can trump existing legislation, to weaken parts of the...
U.S. Accountants Group Backs BP on Curbing Oil Spill Payouts May 23, 2013 By Andrew Callus A group of U.S. accounting professors is backing BP’s fight to rein in compensation it has to pay for the...