Feds Seek Limit on Vehicle Electronics to Curb Distracted Driving February 21, 2012 By John Crawley The Obama administration wants automakers to put limits on vehicle technologies that permit texting and cellphone calling when a car...
Cruise Ship Industry Leaves Crash Victims Little Hope for Recovery February 21, 2012 By Tom Hals, Andrew Longstreth and Steve Stecklow When Walter Henry Alderfer learned last month about the Costa Concordia shipwreck off Italy, it brought back bad memories. In...
Five Star Healthcare Adds Managed Care Coverage February 17, 2012 Five Star Healthcare, a division of Crump Insurance Services, has added an insurance facility to provide coverage for managed care...
P/C Industry Disputes Consumer Group’s Claims It’s Avoiding Risk February 17, 2012 By Andrew G. Simpson Traditionally risk-takers, property/casualty insurance companies have become more like risk-avoiders when it comes to weather-related claims, leaving consumers and taxpayers...
Wells Fargo Restructures Into 7 Regional Insurance Operations February 17, 2012 Wells Fargo Insurance – part of Wells Fargo & Co. — announced a new regional structure for its insurance brokerage...
Obama Budget Bolsters Intellectual Property Enforcement February 17, 2012 The Obama administration has proposed hiring more prosecutors to pursue intellectual property crimes in the new budget as the entertainment...
Citigroup Mortgage Insurance Whistleblower: ‘I Have No Regrets’ February 17, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel It wasn’t Sherry Hunt’s original intent to go public on the shoddy quality control at a mortgage unit at Citigroup...
Brownyard Launches Pest Control E&O Coverage February 17, 2012 Brownyard Group has introduced errors and omissions (E&O) coverage for its PCOpro pest control program. The new coverage provides protection...
U.S. Seeks Ways to Reduce Excessive Medical Testing February 17, 2012 By Debra Sherman A leading group of U.S. doctors is trying to tackle the costly problem of excessive medical testing, hoping to avoid...
Inland Marine Underwriters Association Announces New Board Chairman February 16, 2012 The board of directors at Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA) has voted Swiss Re America senior vice president Peter Opinante...