Trucking Industry Fights Obama Rules on Driver Fatigue February 15, 2012 By Andrew G. Simpson Trucking companies are going to court to fight Obama Administration rules designed to assure that commercial truckers on the road...
Vertafore Promotes Craig to Senior VP Product Management; Adds Winterburn February 15, 2012 Insurance industry software developer Vertafore has promoted Mark Craig to senior vice president of product management. Craig is responsible for...
100-Year Storms May Happen Every 3 to 20 Years: MIT-Princeton Research February 15, 2012 By Andrew G. Simpson Last August, Hurricane Irene spun through the Caribbean and parts of the eastern United States, leaving widespread wreckage in its...
Ironshore Brings Lloyd’s Political Risk Coverage to U.S. Market February 15, 2012 Ironshore Insurance Services has received extension of class approval from Lloyd’s to underwrite insurance coverage for the Pembroke Syndicate 4000...
North Carolina Supreme Court Weighs ‘Reasonableness’ of Hospital Bills February 15, 2012 By Emery P. Dalesio North Carolina’s Supreme Court heard attorneys argue Monday whether consumers should be able to take hospitals to court to justify...
Florida Bill Seeks to Curb Medical Malpractice Claims February 15, 2012 By Gary Fineout The Republican-controlled Florida Legislature is pushing ahead this year with changes meant to curb medical malpractice lawsuits against doctors. This...
Senators Renew Push for Cybersecurity Law February 15, 2012 By Diane Bartz Leading U.S. senators introduced a cybersecurity bill on Tuesday aimed at safeguarding the nation’s water and power systems, which experts...
Safety, Security at Bio Labs Open to Interpretation, Not Matter of Law February 15, 2012 By Julie Steenhuysen and Sharon Begley To reach his office in Galveston National Laboratory, where scientists study deadly pathogens such as the Ebola and Marburg viruses,...
China Agrees to Open Up Auto Insurance Market February 14, 2012 U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that China had agreed to an important financial sector reform by opening...
More Shipwreck Survivors File Lawsuits against Carnival, Costa Cruises February 14, 2012 By Jane Sutton Dozens of additional survivors of the Costa Concordia shipwreck off Italy have joined a Florida lawsuit that accuses the ship’s...