Survey: Americans Think They Are Great Drivers; Habits Show Otherwise August 2, 2011 The majority of Americans consider themselves to be good drivers but their habits on the road tell a different story....
General Re, AIG Executives’ Convictions Tossed; New Trial Ordered August 2, 2011 By Ben Berkowitz and Jonathan Stempel Four former executives at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s General Re Corp. unit and one at American International Group Inc. won the...
Insurance Journal Searches for the Best Agencies to Work For August 2, 2011 Is your independent insurance agency or brokerage firm a great place to work? Insurance Journal is on the search again...
How Debt Ceiling Politics Impact P/C Insurance Industry August 1, 2011 As they watched Congress struggle to put a debt deal in place by Aug. 2, U.S. insurers worried about their...
Travelers Builds Marine Construction Program for Contractors August 1, 2011 By Andrea Wells Travelers has developed a new marine construction program for construction contractors working with both the marine and non-marine exposures in...
U.S. Upgrades Safety Probe of Ford, Mercury Models August 1, 2011 U.S. safety regulators have upgraded an investigation into consumer complaints that 2010 model year Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan cars...
SEC Seeks More Disclosure by AIG on Credit Ratings August 1, 2011 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has asked insurer American International Group (AIG) to provide more disclosure about how and...
Large Investors Sue Bank of America August 1, 2011 By Jonathan Stempel Bank of America Corp. was sued by 15 former Countrywide Financial Corp. institutional investors who said they lost money after...
Bank of America Loses Bid to Dismiss Fraud Claims August 1, 2011 Bank of America and two former executives lost a bid on Friday to dismiss securities fraud claims alleging they misled...
Allstate Reports High Catastrophe Losses, Increased Revenues for Q2 August 1, 2011 Allstate Corp. reported improved underlying profitability across all business lines for the second quarter quarter, but those gains were more...