Eqecat Set to Release 3 Revised Catastrophe Models June 29, 2011 By Charles E. Boyle Catastrophe risk modeler Eqecat has scheduled July 15 as the date to release three significant revisions to its Worldcatenterprise 3.16...
From Accidental Agent to Insurance Goddess June 29, 2011 By Stephanie K. Jones Like many insurance agents, Carrie Reynolds never meant to be one. But 15 years after she became, in her own...
Appeals Court Sides With BP in Securities Fraud Lawsuit June 29, 2011 A U.S. appeals court sided with BP Plc in a securities fraud lawsuit arising from a 2006 Alaska oil spill,...
Serial Shocks Forcing World to ‘Think Long’ June 29, 2011 By Mike Dolan Thrown by a mounting series of extreme events over the past four years, global policymakers and investors are being urged...
Heffernan Launches Insurance Program for Burning Man Event Participants June 29, 2011 Heffernan Insurance Brokers has launched a new program called Insurance on the Playa, which offers coverage for participants of the...
Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd’s Names Rayner to Head P&C Underwriting June 29, 2011 Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd’s has appointed Graeme Rayner as Head of Underwriting, Property and Casualty, in a move it described...
S&P: Resilience of French Insurance Industry Will Be Tested Further June 29, 2011 Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has published a report – “French Insurance Industry Holds Up Under Pressure, But Challenges Still...
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Individual Health Insurance Mandate June 29, 2011 A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare law that requires Americans to buy insurance as...
Calif. Court Limits Employer’s Liability in Acts by Employees June 29, 2011 The California Supreme Court has confirmed a limitation on an employer’s potential tort liability for the acts of its employees,...
Law Makes Nevada More Competitive for Captives June 29, 2011 Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed Assembly Bill 74 (AB 74), a move that will strengthen the state’s commitment to...