Ground Shifting for Medical Liability Insurers: Moody’s January 3, 2012 Although it comprises just over two percent of annual direct premiums for the U.S. property and casualty insurance industry, the...
Hiring Executives: How to Move Beyond First Impressions January 3, 2012 What are they really like? Little things can be revealing in an interview and a skilled interviewer can look beneath...
Securities Class Actions Steady in 2011; Surge Against Chinese Firms January 3, 2012 By Andrew G. Simpson The pace of filings of class actions under federal securities and commodity laws held relatively steady in 2011 as compared...
Schinnerer Launches E&O Policy for Artisan Contractors January 3, 2012 By Jonathan Schwarzberg Victor O. Schinnerer has created a new errors and omissions product for artisan contractors that includes coverage for faulty workmanship....
Liberty Syndicate Names Dubois to Head Business Advisory Team January 3, 2012 London-based Liberty Syndicate Management Limited, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has appointed Rene Dubois to lead its Business Advisory...
Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Strikes off Japan Coast January 3, 2012 A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck under the sea several hundred miles (kilometers) south of Japan...
UK’s Voyager Insurance Services Acquires Fresh Start Insurance January 3, 2012 UK-based specialist broker Voyager Insurance Services Ltd, a member of the Somerville Group, which is focused on providing travel insurance...
Xchanging Upgrades Mainframe Platform for London Market January 3, 2012 Business processing specialist Xchanging announced that it has invested in a major upgrade of the mainframe platform at the heart...
Alabama Insurance Claims for Tornadoes Top $2 Billion January 3, 2012 Insurers have paid at least $2.2 billion claims arising from the April tornado outbreak in Alabama, authorities said. More than...
How Mississippi Insurance Agent Came to Own Prized LSU Pigskin January 3, 2012 By Melissa Scallan, Sun Herald Larry Benefield didn’t attend Louisiana State University. He has been to only one football game there in his life, a...