Superstorm Sandy Stress Scenarios Won’t Impact Insurer Ratings: Fitch November 8, 2012 By Susanne Sclafane Even an extreme $40 billion scenario for property/casualty insurance industry losses from Hurricane Sandy would not drive material rating changes...
Milward Named VP Business Development for Council of Agents & Brokers November 8, 2012 Webb Milward has returned to The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers as vice president of business development. Milward, who...
How Voters Voted on State Court Justices November 8, 2012 Voters around the country for the most part stood by incumbent state Supreme Court justices, including where Republicans, business groups...
U.S. Weather Forecaster Drops El Niño Watch November 8, 2012 The U.S. national weather forecaster has called off its El Niño watch five months after raising the alert as it...
State Elections Wrapup: Some Partisan Realignment; 5 Incumbent Insurance Chiefs Win November 8, 2012 Neil Alldredge has been searching for the unifying “theme” in the results of Nov. 6 state elections around the country...
Sandy Could Force 250,000 Cars to Scrap Heap November 8, 2012 By Bernie Woodall and Phil Wahba Superstorm Sandy may consign as many as a quarter of a million new and used cars and trucks to the...
Post-Election Congress Expected to Target Crop Insurance November 8, 2012 By Charles Abbott Federally subsidized crop insurance will be a big target for lawmakers looking to cut the budget deficit in the lame-duck...
In the End, Obama Won on Economy: Analysis November 7, 2012 By Andy Sullivan In the end, President Barack Obama won re-election on the issue that was supposed to send him packing: the sluggish...
Election Gamble Backfires for Financial, Energy Firms: Commentary November 7, 2012 By John Kemp “Elections have consequences, and Eric, I won,” President Barack Obama famously told House Republican Whip Eric Cantor shortly after his...
Danger Increases But Call of the Water Still Irresistible for Many November 6, 2012 By Bruce Smith “We are tied to the ocean,” an avid sailor and president named John F. Kennedy once said. “And when we...