Cell Phone Cancer Report Comes As Supreme Court Weighs Lawsuits June 2, 2011 By Dan Levine The U.S. Supreme Court is considering the fate of litigation against cell phone makers over safety risks, just as the...
Employers Looking Other Way On Employees’ Distracted Driving June 2, 2011 A recent survey confirms that there is growing concern among corporate managers about distracted driving risks and liability. Fifty percent...
Ratings: Doctors Co., Gateway, Kingstone, Farm Credit, Associated Mutual June 2, 2011 A.M. Best Co. has commented that the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings of “a-” of...
QBE Completes Acquisition of Balboa Insurance Portfolio June 2, 2011 Australia’s QBE announced it has completed acquisition of Balboa’s Insurance portfolio, following the agreement with Balboa’s parent, Bank of America,...
As More Workers Go Mobile, Workers’ Compensation Exposure Grows June 1, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson Employers who supply their employees with company cell phones, laptops, BlackBerries, iPads and other portable devices could be in for...
Countrywide’s Mozilo Asks to Dismiss Allstate Lawsuit June 1, 2011 By Jonathan Stempel Angelo Mozilo, the former Countrywide Financial Corp. chief executive, urged a federal judge to throw out Allstate Corp.’s lawsuit seeking...
IPFS Corp. Combines Companies to Launch New Premium Financing Brand June 1, 2011 IPFS Corporation has launched Imperial PFS, a new brand that combines Premium Financing Specialists (PFS) and Imperial Credit Corporation (ICC)....
AmWINS Group Benefits Enhances International Travel Insurance June 1, 2011 By Amy O'Connor AmWINS Group Benefits has launched a newly enhanced No Borders, a suite of international benefit products providing coverage for international...
Feds Propose Privacy Rule on Medical Records June 1, 2011 Patients could obtain a list of everyone who has accessed their electronic medical record under a rule proposed on Tuesday...
U.S. Cuts Premiums for High Risk Plans, Begins Paying Brokers June 1, 2011 Premiums for new federal health insurance plans that cover high-risk people with pre-existing conditions will drop by as much as...