EU Insurers Still Coming to Terms with Solvency II as Start Date Nears June 8, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle “Over the next 18 months it’s estimated that Ireland will spend 100 million euros (app. $125 million) on preparations for...
Recruiter in City Nursing Kickback Scheme Pleads Guilty in Houston June 8, 2012 A Houston man has pleaded guilty to recruiting patients for a healthcare provider in return for kickbacks. Floyd Leslie Brooks,...
Iowa Landfill Blaze Produces Diesel-Like Byproduct June 8, 2012 A days-long fire at the Iowa City Landfill has created a combustible substance that officials are sending to western Nebraska...
State Fire Marshal Added to Louisiana Carnival Ride Lawsuit June 8, 2012 The mother of two teens injured last year on a carnival ride in Greensburg, La., is suing the state Fire...
W.Va. Families Head to U.S. Capitol Over Mine Safety June 8, 2012 Relatives of three miners killed in West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch disaster are in Washington, D.C., to press for the...
Arkansas Chemical Plant to Reopen After Blast June 8, 2012 El Dorado Chemical says it will soon resume operations after last month’s explosion at its plant in south Arkansas. No...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Broker Benefit Services June 8, 2012 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Broker Benefit Services L.L.C. in Chesterfield, Mo. Terms of the transaction were not...
Markel Expands Motorcycle Coverage to New Jersey June 8, 2012 Markel American Insurance Co. has expanded its recreational vehicle coverage into New Jersey. For over 35 years, Markel American Insurance...
Louisiana Woman Convicted of Bank Theft, Will Pay $284K to Insurer June 8, 2012 A federal judge has sentenced a former employee of Teche Federal Bank in New Iberia to 27 months in prison...
Farm Mutual Insurance Co. Under Montana Supervision June 8, 2012 Montana’s insurance commissioner has placed Great Falls-based Westland Farm Mutual Insurance Co. under her office’s supervision, citing the company’s diminishing...