Mine Safety Chief Seeks to End Complacency Over Safety February 5, 2012 By Vicki Smith If there’s one lasting cultural change Mine Safety and Health Administration Director Joe Main wants to make in both the...
Florida Senate Panel Clears PIP Fraud Bill But House Showdown Looms February 5, 2012 By Michael Adams Florida lawmakers are heading to a showdown over the state’s no-fault automobile insurance law with state Senate lawmakers seeking to...
Florida Bill to Let Surplus Lines Assume Citizens Policies Advances February 5, 2012 Legislation designed to help state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Co. spin off customers to reduce its hurricane risk cleared the Florida...
Mississippi May Mandate Homeowner Insurance Discounts for Mitigation February 5, 2012 Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said he is working with legislators on a bill that would require insurers to offer...
Whistleblower Law Does Not Protect Mutual Fund Employees: Court February 5, 2012 By Terry Baynes A U.S. law protecting whistleblowers at publicly traded companies does not cover employees of mutual funds, a federal appeals court...
Out-of-Trust C.M. Meiers Brokerage in California Fetches $1.375 Million at Auction February 3, 2012 By Don Jergler Woodland Hills, Calif.-based C.M. Meiers Co. Inc. was auctioned on Friday at a U.S. bankruptcy court near Los Angeles, with...
Virginia Court Grants Rehearing of Global Warming Claims Case February 3, 2012 By Young Ha The Virginia Supreme Court has recently granted rehearing of a closely followed legal case involving global warming, The AES Corp....
Judge Certifies Investor Class Action Against Goldman Sachs February 3, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was ordered by a federal judge to face a securities class-action lawsuit accusing it of defrauding...
Aon Expands U.S. Tenant Rent Default Offerings February 3, 2012 Aon has expanded availability to new states for its Aon Rent Protect product that reimburses landlords for lost income when...
Earnings Reports: Validus Holdings February 3, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle Q4 2011 Q4 2010 Gross premiums written -$278.28 mn $258.7 mn Full year – 2011 2010 $2.1247 bn $1.99 bn...