Do Safety Incentives Discourage Workers from Reporting Injuries? May 10, 2012 By Andrew G. Simpson Many employers are in the dark over whether their safety incentive programs encourage or discourage the reporting of injuries and...
Senate Panel to Probe Ties Between Painkill Drugmakers, Medical Nonprofits May 10, 2012 By David Morgan A U.S. Senate panel has launched a probe of possible links between three drugmakers and nonprofit medical groups that advocated...
Federal Aviation Safety Regulators Ignore Whistleblowers: Watchdog May 10, 2012 By Joan Lowy The Federal Aviation Administration has repeatedly dragged its feet in responding to whistleblower complaints about safety problems and stronger oversight...
Vanliner Partners with Agents Association on Moving, Storage Agents Program May 9, 2012 Vanliner Insurance Co., an insurer in the moving and storage industry, introduced a new affinity program developed for moving agents...
Submit Today: Top 100 Independent Insurance Agencies May 9, 2012 Once again, Insurance Journal is on the search for leading privately-held property casualty independent agencies and brokerages for its annual...
Flood Insurance Hearing Held in Washington May 9, 2012 Senators Jon Tester, D-Mont., and David Vitter, R-La., held a hearing today examining the need for long-term reauthorization and reform...
La Nina Exits As Expected; El Nino Fate Uncertain May 9, 2012 The U.S. Climate Prediction Center (CPC) said the La Nina pattern blamed for a crippling drought in Texas and severe...
Insurance Broker Confie Seguros Acquires 6 Agencies May 9, 2012 Confie Seguros, a personal lines insurance brokerage network focused on Hispanic consumers, said it has completed the acquisition of six...
Ratings: North Country, Liberty Mutual (notes), Allstate (shelf), Am. Freedom May 9, 2012 A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) from ‘B++’ (Good) and issuer credit rating to...
Reinsurance Fraud Case Against AIG Ex-CEO Greenberg Going to Trial May 9, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel A New York appeals court on Tuesday gave former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg a partial...