Toyota Can Be Sued for Reduced Value of Cars, U.S. Judge Rules May 17, 2011 Owners of Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles that were recalled over unintended acceleration may pursue claims against the automaker that the...
BMS Group’s Pioneer Underwriting Adds Personnel May 17, 2011 The UK’s BMS Group announced that its Lloyd’s Managing General Agent subsidiary, Pioneer Underwriting and JH Intermediaries have added two...
Willis Names Rider to Boost Global Captive Practice May 17, 2011 Willis Group Holdings has announced the appointment of Sean B. Rider to the newly created post of Managing Director, Sales...
Best Sees ‘Growing Pressure’ for Higher P/C Insurance Rates May 17, 2011 There is “growing pressure” to support increased rates in property/casualty insurance and reinsurance markets, rating agency A.M. Best has concluded...
Australia Flood, Cyclone Claims Assessments near Completion Says ICA May 17, 2011 According to a bulletin on its web site, the Insurance Council of Australia has released updated figures on “how the...
Florida Court Knocks Out Hulk Hogan Claim Against Agency May 17, 2011 By Denise Johnson A Pinellas County, Florida judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Terry Bollea, better known as celebrity wrestler Hulk Hogan, in...
Illinois Workers’ Comp Commission Adds Rascia, Kimmet May 17, 2011 The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that Ron Rascia has joined the organization as legal counsel and Mark Kimmet has...
Feliciano Named VP of California Insurer Association May 17, 2011 The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) has named Armand Feliciano vice president. He has 17 years of legal, regulatory...
Louisiana Floodwaters Creep Toward Bayou Towns May 16, 2011 By Kristen Hays Waters unleashed by the opening of a key Mississippi River floodway crept through the Louisiana bayou Monday in a surge...
Supreme Court Hands Corporate Whistleblowers a Setback May 16, 2011 The U.S. Supreme Court has handed corporate whistleblowers a setback with a 5-3 ruling that they cannot bring lawsuits on...