Obamacare Day 3: High Demand, Enrollment Glitches Persist October 4, 2013 By David Morgan and Curtis Skinner Americans trying to find out how much health coverage will cost under Obamacare endured a third day of limited access...
Is There Coverage for Losses Stemming From Government Shutdown or Default? October 4, 2013 By Mark Garbowski At the time of this writing, the federal government is in a partial shutdown. Essential functions are operating, but certain...
Confie Seguros Buys 2 Agencies in New York, 1 in Texas October 4, 2013 Personal lines insurance brokerage Confie Seguros, has acquired three additional brokers — two in New York and one in Texas....
Civil Court Cases Face Possible Delays Due to Government Shutdown October 4, 2013 By Andrew Zajac and Tom Schoenberg U.S. Justice Department lawyers from New York to San Francisco are asking judges to delay civil cases as the government...
All Risks Launches Workers Comp Product for Agriculture Risks October 4, 2013 The recently formed Workers’ Compensation Specialty division of All Risks, Ltd., has launched its second specialty class, WC for agriculture...
Gulf Coast Braces for Flooding from Tropical Storm Karen October 3, 2013 By Lynn Doan and Brian K. Sullivan Tropical Storm Karen may bring more than 7 inches (18 centimeters) of rain, isolated tornadoes and power outages to the...
What to Know About NARAB or National Producer Licensing: Bissett of Big ‘I’ October 3, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson If and when the federal government resumes operations, a multistate producer licensing reform bill long pushed by the country’s insurance...
U.S. Risk, Western World Launch Private D&O, EPL, Fiduciary Liability Program October 3, 2013 U.S. Risk Pro, a division national MGA and surplus lines wholesaler U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc., and Western World Insurance...
Underwriting, Investment Gains Boosted P/C Insurers’ Bottom Line in First Half 2013 October 3, 2013 Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes rose to $24.5 billion in first-half 2013 from $17.2 billion in first-half...
Tropical Storm Karen Forms in Gulf; Hurricane Watch in Effect October 3, 2013 Tropical storm Karen, the 11th named storm of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, has formed over the southeastern Gulf of...