Model Bill Targets Misclassification of Trucking, Courier Workers March 7, 2011 State lawmakers who deal with insurance issues have approved a model law for the trucking and courier industries that sets...
USI Acquires Amerisc March 7, 2011 Insurance broker USI Insurance Services has acquired The Amerisc Corp., Atlynx Surety Brokers and its principal affiliates. Amerisc, based in...
California Earthquake Authority Targets $5 Million to Help Agents Sell Insurance March 7, 2011 By Patricia-Anne Tom New Zealand’s 6.3 magnitude Christchurch earthquake is expected to be one of the costliest global insurance events since 2008, with...
Washington Senate Passes Workers Compensation Change Opposed by Labor March 7, 2011 By Manuekl Valdes The Washington state Senate approved a measure Saturday that would drastically change the state’s workers compensation system by establishing an...
ING to Repay 70% of Dutch State Aid by May 2011 March 7, 2011 By Sara Webb Dutch bancassurer ING outlined plans for the expected early repayment of state aid it received during the credit crunch, further...
UN’s FAO Notes Climate Change, Biofuels Threaten Food Security March 7, 2011 By Svetlana Kovalyova Climate change bringing floods and drought, growing biofuel demand and national policies to protect domestic markets could boost global food...
Zurich Promotes Huerlimann to CEO-Global Corporate March 7, 2011 Zurich Financial Services Group announced that Thomas Huerlimann (47, Swiss citizen), currently CEO Global Corporate in Europe, has been appointed...
Taiwan Regulator to Rule on AIG Taiwan Unit Sale By End of First Half March 7, 2011 Taiwan’s financial regulator said it will make a decision on American International Group Inc’s sale of local unit Nan Shan...
Insurance Council of Australia Supports National Disaster Insurance Review March 7, 2011 In a recent bulletin the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) said it “has welcomed the National Disaster Insurance Review announced...
NAIC, EU Regulators Hold Meeting on International Insurance Regulation March 7, 2011 As business becomes more globalized, the financial services industry, including insurance, has recognized the need to keep up with the...