Commercial Lines Prices Up for 4th Straight Quarter: Survey March 12, 2012 Commercial insurance prices increased an aggregate 3 percent during the fourth quarter of 2011, the fourth consecutive quarter during which...
Gulf Oil Spill: Tales of 3 Plaintiffs March 12, 2012 By Kathy Finn The phone at Joan Strohmeyer’s fishing lodge in Venice, Louisiana, has been ringing steadily since 2010, but not many of...
U.S. to Seek Court Approval for $25 Billion Mortgage Deal with Big Banks March 11, 2012 A previously announced $25 billion settlement between five major banks accused of abusive mortgage practices and government officials will be...
Largest Shareholder Presses The Hartford to Decide Soon on Split-Up March 9, 2012 By Svea Herbst-Bayliss Hedge fund manager John Paulson said Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. could boost its share price by 62 percent if...
Toyota Recalling Some Tacomas, Camrys And Venzas March 9, 2012 Torrance, Calif.-based Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. said Wednesday that it’s recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles because of various problems. The...
Kitchen Appliances Rank No. 1 in Product Safety Complaints March 9, 2012 By Jennifer C. Kerr From dishwashers that spark and flame to ovens that turn on spontaneously, kitchen appliances are the top source of complaints...
ACE Expands Public Entity Product March 9, 2012 ACE USA has introduced an enhanced public entity liability policy that combines public officials liability and employment practices liability coverage...
Lawyers in Gulf Oil Spill Settlement Prepare for Fight Over Fees March 8, 2012 By Andrew Longstreth The estimated $7.8 billion settlement reached last week between BP Plc and attorneys for victims of the Gulf of Mexico...
BP Settlement Relieves Feinberg of Duties; New Claims Process to Start March 8, 2012 By Andrew Longstreth and Jonathan Stempel The man who has paid out billions of dollars to victims of the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill...
La Nina to Fade But South Should Expect Dry Conditions March 8, 2012 The La Nina weather pattern blamed for a devastating drought in Texas and a bad dry spell in South America...