Death Toll, Damage Mount from Tornadoes in Midwest, South March 3, 2012 By Jim Suhr and Roger Alford Across the South and Midwest, survivors emerged Saturday to find blue sky and splinters where homes once stood, cars flung...
Chartis No Longer Writing Excess Workers’ Comp as Stand-Alone Product March 2, 2012 By Young Ha American International Group disclosed in its annual report that Chartis management decided last year to cease writing excess workers’ compensation...
Oklahoma Advances Open-Carry Firearm Bill March 2, 2012 Despite some concern that Oklahoma is returning to the “lawless days of yesteryear,” a state House panel has approved a...
Pennsylvania High Court Overturns Malpractice Fund Ruling March 2, 2012 Pennsylvania’s highest court is handing the Corbett administration a major victory in a dispute over a malpractice insurance fund. The...
Agency Blames Lack Of Control For Alaska Mine Accident March 2, 2012 By Becky Bohrer A federal agency blames inadequate management policies, procedures and controls for a fatal accident at an Alaska mine last year....
Oregon To Pay $1.5M In Torture Death Lawsuit March 2, 2012 The state of Oregon has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the estate of a murdered Eugene teenager. The settlement...
Oil Well Control Veteran, Krause, Joins J.H. Blades & Co. March 2, 2012 Brian Krause has joined Houston-based J.H. Blades & Co. Inc., a division of Swett & Crawford. Krause is a veteran...
U.S. Regulators to Issue Post-Fukushima Safety Rules March 2, 2012 By Eileen O'Grady As the first anniversary of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster approaches, U.S. nuclear regulators have moved to issue the first new...
Goldman Sachs Acquiring Ariel Re Bermuda Operations March 2, 2012 Goldman Sachs Group said it is acquiring Ariel Reinsurance’s Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance operations, which it will combine with its...
Senate Panel Advances Florida PIP Reform Bill March 2, 2012 By Brent Kallestad A Senate bill aimed at cracking down on the rampant personal injury protection insurance fraud that costs Florida drivers more...