Fallout from Dewey Law Firm Collapse Hits Insurers, Other Clients May 29, 2012 By Jessica Dye and Nate Raymond For eight years, hundreds of victims of militant attacks in Israel have pursued litigation against a Jordanian bank they claim...
Ex-General Re, AIG Execs May Settle Criminal Case May 29, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel Four former executives at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s General Re Corp. and one at American International Group Inc. are in talks...
Court Nixes Florida Award for Injury Before Policy Purchase May 29, 2012 A Florida appellate court has reversed a $6.25 million judgment against an insurance company because it was for an injury...
58% Wind Rate Boost by Louisiana’s Last Resort Insurer May 28, 2012 Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. plans an average rate increase for wind-only policies of 58 percent, sparking an argument among...
3 Louisiana Law Enforcement Officers Plead Guilty in Insurance Scam May 28, 2012 Two law enforcement officers from the New Orleans area have pleaded guilty to engaging in a plot to make a...
Indiana Insurance Agent Earns Associate Degree at 87 May 28, 2012 By William Murrell Jerry Cole II takes great pride in his career as a businessman, during which he’s sold millions of dollars in...
A.M. Best Revises Outlook of First Chicago Insurance Co. May 28, 2012 A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating of C+ (Marginal)...
Connealy Appointed Texas State Fire Marshal May 28, 2012 Texas has a new state fire marshal. Texas Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman has appointed Chris Connealy, former fire chief for...
Dog Attacks Up; Pennsylvania Postal Workers Not Surprised May 28, 2012 The screen door flew open but the Great Dane just stood there.Twenty-six years of experience told postal worker Victor Torres...
Pennsylvania High Court Tosses ‘Any Dose’ Asbestos Theory May 28, 2012 The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that civil lawsuit plaintiffs alleging asbestos-related ailments cannot submit scientific testimony asserting that even...