Florida Lawmakers Advance Plan to Shrink State Insurer Citizens April 1, 2011 By Michael Adams Florida lawmakers have approved a plan designed to move more property owners into the private insurance market by restricting what...
New Chartis CEO Hancock: Successor to Benmosche? April 1, 2011 By Lauren LaCapra and Dan Wilchins American International Group reorganized its biggest unit and charged derivatives veteran Peter Hancock with turning around the struggling property and...
North Dakota Flood Helpline Now Operating April 1, 2011 Fargo officials have yet to deliver sandbags to residents along the Red River, but the North Dakota city’s flood hotline...
Red River Flood Mitigation Plan Requires State, Local Approvals April 1, 2011 By Dave Kolpack The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it needs formal approval from state and local officials in two states by...
Arkansas House Passes Budget with Insurance Department Funding April 1, 2011 The Arkansas House, on its fourth try, passed a $4.6 billion state budget that includes operating funds for the state...
Walking on Water Risky, Even in Big Plastic Balls April 1, 2011 By Jennifer C. Kerr The government is warning people to stay out of those giant see-through inflatable spheres known as “water walking balls” because...
U.S. Traffic Deaths Dropped to New Low in 2010 April 1, 2011 U.S. traffic deaths dropped by 3 percent to a record annual low of 32,788 for 2010 even as motorists drove...
GE Unlikely to Face Liability in Japanese Nuclear Crisis April 1, 2011 By Andrew Longstreth The Japanese nuclear crisis has created a public-relations headache for General Electric, but the company so far has escaped any...
Lloyd’s Director Luke Savage on 2010 Results, Japan, What’s Ahead April 1, 2011 By Charles E. Boyle His voice was a little husky, but Luke Savage – Lloyd’s Director of Finance, Risk Management and Operations – was...
Mexico Climate Change Deal to be Debated in Bangkok April 1, 2011 The following is a synopsis of the subjects for a debate on climate change and the proposals made at the...