Tampa, Host of Republican Convention, Prepares for Possible Hurricane Isaac August 23, 2012 By Curt Anderson Tropical Storm Isaac is posing a potential threat to next week’s Republican National Convention in Florida, which culminates in the...
Florida Keys’ Citizens Look to Lower Islands’ Risk Profile, Rates August 23, 2012 By Michael Adams Frustrated by rising premiums, reduced coverage and a single market, citizens and officials in the Florida Keys are hoping to...
Fitch Notes Reinsurers More Risk-Focused For More Asian Catastrophes August 23, 2012 Fitch Ratings has issued a statement which points out that the “spate of Asia-Pacific catastrophes in the past two years...
U.S. Exports Seen at Risk as Russia Enters WTO August 23, 2012 By Doug Palmer U.S. agricultural, aircraft and other exports to Russia could suffer unless Congress passes legislation soon recognizing the former Cold War...
UPDATE: TS Isaac on Track to Hit Florida; Strengthening Expected August 23, 2012 The most recent update from the National Hurricane Center in Miami (5:00 a.m. AST) located the center of tropical storm...
In Apple v. Samsung, Attention Turns to Alchemy of Damages August 23, 2012 By Dan Levine Between the hotshot designers and brainy engineers Apple Inc. questioned for three weeks in the company’s bitterly fought patent battle...
Mississippi Supreme Court Orders Trial in Car-Horse Accident August 23, 2012 The Mississippi Supreme Court has order a trial in a lawsuit over a George County accident involving a car and...
South Carolina Man Admits to Sawing Off Man’s Hand for Insurance Money August 23, 2012 By Meg Kinnard A South Carolina man pleaded guilty this week to a federal fraud charge, acknowledging his role in an insurance scheme...
Poll: Little Faith for Lasting Workers’ Comp Reforms in Calif. August 22, 2012 By Don Jergler People overwhelmingly believe workers’ compensation premiums will rise if no reforms come out of a bill currently in the works...
EPIC Names Ledbetter in Fresno Office August 22, 2012 Folsom, Calif.-based EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center) named Sarah Ledbetter as a property & casualty insurance account manager in its...