8 Experts: Happy Birthday Workers’ Compensation – Now What? April 19, 2011 This year marks the 100th anniversary of the workers’ compensation system in the U.S., as explained by Christopher J. Boggs,...
Securities Litigation On Track to Set New Record in 2011: Advisen April 19, 2011 Securities suit filings are on track to set a new record in 2011 once again. Following on the heels of...
Motorcycle Deaths Decline 2%, But Helmet Use Declining April 19, 2011 Motorcycle fatalities declined in 2010 by at least 2 percent, according to a new report by the Governors Highway Safety...
Storm Losses Largest in North Carolina and Virginia April 19, 2011 By Kenneth J. St. Onge The massive, weekend storm system that killed dozens of people, and destroyed buildings, livestock and other property as it swept...
Lockton Launches Risk Management Tool to Address Uninsurable Risks April 19, 2011 Lockton is launching a package of risk management solutions called Enterprise Disruption Contingency Insurance designed to help companies cope with...
Allied World Forms New Inland Marine Division April 19, 2011 Allied World U.S. has expanded its property & casualty (P&C) operations with the launch of a new inland marine division....
Supreme Court Denies Insurance Fraud Inmate’s Bid to Cut Sentence April 19, 2011 The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a convicted insurance swindler who is protesting his 835-year prison term. The...
Will $1.6 Billion Bank of America Settlement Embolden Others? April 19, 2011 By Tom Hals Critics are warning that Bank of America Corp.’s $1.6 billion settlement over dodgy home loans could serve as a starting...
Golden Eagle Expands Small Business BOP Product April 18, 2011 Golden Eagle Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Corp. regional company, has expanded its small commercial appetite with the addition of...
S&P Puts 17 Cat Bonds on CreditWatch/Negative Due to RMS Model Change April 18, 2011 Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has placed its ratings on 17 natural peril catastrophe bonds (listed below) on CreditWatch with...