Florida Agency to Fight FEMA Ban on Flood Insurance Commission Rebating April 27, 2012 By Michael Adams One Florida insurance agency is protesting a decision by the federal flood insurance program that would stop insurers and agents...
Liberty Mutual Profit Soars 26% in Q1 April 27, 2012 Global insurer Liberty Mutual Holding Co. Inc. and its subsidiaries reported a 26 percent jump in net income for the...
10 Miners Have Died in Job-Related Accidents Thus Far in 2012 April 27, 2012 The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said 10 miners died in work-related accidents at the nation’s mines during the...
Donor Agrees to Pay Insurance for Bessie Smith Event in Tennessee April 27, 2012 An anonymous donor has stepped up to ensure the Bessie Smith Strut will go on, preserving the annual music event...
Transportation Chief Calls for National Ban on Cell Phone Use While Driving April 27, 2012 By Jim Forsyth U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called on Thursday for a federal law to ban talking on a cell phone or...
Senate Committee Votes to End Direct Farm Subsidies, Backs New Insurance Plan April 27, 2012 By Charles Abbott U.S. farmers will get a new crop-subsidy program that protects them from ruinous declines in revenue, the biggest threat to...
Hartford Sells Individual Annuity Unit April 27, 2012 Hartford Financial Services Group Inc said on Thursday it will sell its individual annuity operations to Forethought, a Houston-based financial...
Ratings Recap: Arab Orient, Tristar, ASSA, Arabia, ACR Capital April 27, 2012 A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit...
Berne Union Reports Members Insure $1.8 Trillion of Int’l. Trade, Investment April 27, 2012 “The volume of export credits and foreign direct investment insured by members of the Berne Union grew by 17 percent...
Spanish Economy in ‘Huge Crisis’ after Sovereign Debt Downgrade April 27, 2012 By Nigel Davies Spain’s sickly economy faces a “crisis of huge proportions”, a minister said on Friday, as unemployment hit its highest level...