California Workers’ Compensation Law Draws Scrutiny with NFL Case July 5, 2011 By Chris Rizo A leading Republican in the California State Legislature said he will push for an overhaul of a state labor law...
U.S. Risk Insurance Group Names Zechlin Senior Broker July 5, 2011 U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc., the eighth largest managing general agency and surplus lines wholesaler in the nation, announced that...
Swiss Re Warns Europe of Increasing ‘Soil Subsidence’ from Climate Change July 5, 2011 According to a new study from Swiss Re, “Europe is witnessing a dramatic increase in property damage as a result...
Pres. Obama Signs Disaster Declaration for Texas Wildfires July 5, 2011 By Jim Vertuno President Barack Obama has signed a major disaster declaration for parts of Texas ravaged by wildfires in April and early...
Spriggs to Lead State Auto Government Relations Team July 5, 2011 Élise Spriggs, a 20-year veteran of Ohio’s legislative and legal communities, has joined Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Companies as...
Holborn Adds Brost and Hawn to Executive Ranks July 5, 2011 Holborn Corporation, an independent provider of reinsurance brokerage services, announced that James Brost and Jeffrey Hawn have joined the firm...
Insurers Could Pay $2B for Joplin Tornado July 5, 2011 Insurance companies already have paid out more than $500 million in claims for the May 22 tornado that struck Joplin,...
Analysis: Arkansas Health Exchange Faces Steep Odds in 2012 July 5, 2011 By Andrew DeMillo Arkansas’ top insurance official says he’ll “go down fighting” in favor of the state setting up insurance exchanges under the...
Exxon Claims Mont. Oil Spill Damage Limited, Gov. Doubtful July 5, 2011 An oil pipeline that spewed tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into Montana’s Yellowstone River was temporarily shut...
Crime Insurance Steps Up to Plate for Little Leagues As Thefts Rise July 5, 2011 By Genaro C. Armas A new lock, a thick door and a steel bar across the shuttered front counter of the Canyon Lake Little...