Calif. Senators Introduce National Earthquake Legislation March 18, 2011 U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, both D-Calif., have introduced legislation to lower the cost of earthquake insurance for...
United Fire Gets Approval to Acquire Mercer Insurance Group March 18, 2011 Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based United Fire & Casualty Co. said it has the necessary approvals from state regulators and company shareholders...
Who’s Worth What in the Independent Agency System? Find Out … Join IJ’s Survey March 18, 2011 Insurance Journal is polling insurance agents and brokers nationwide in its annual search to find out who’s worth what in...
Young Texas Gang Members Busted for Arson in Bastrop County March 18, 2011 An anonymous phone call to the Texas Arson Hotline has led to the arrest of three juvenile gang members in...
Wisconsin Meatpacking Plant Fire Claim Settled for $208M March 18, 2011 Patrick Cudahy’s parent company has reached a $208 million settlement with its insurance carriers over a fire that destroyed part...
New York Governor Will Review Safety at Nuclear Plant March 18, 2011 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that he wants to review information from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about safety of...
Risk Retention Group Seeks Court Order in Nevada Auto Liability Case March 18, 2011 By Patricia-Anne Tom The National Risk Retention Association has filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief protesting the Nevada Department of Insurance’s...
New Hampshire City Investigates Five Arsons in Six Days in March 18, 2011 Police in Manchester, New Hampshire are investigating five arson fires in six days in a one-block area of the city’s...
Tech Risks to Watch in 2011 March 18, 2011 By John Wurzler The constant innovation indigenous to the technology industry may make the idea of risk management seem difficult and sometimes impossible....
Research Group IBHS Adds ‘Insurance’ to Name March 18, 2011 “Gimme an ‘I,’ except in our acronym.” That’s the message the insurance industry’s chief cheerleader organization for improving disaster safety...