How to Fix Nation’s Flood Insurance Program December 31, 2010 By Jimi Grande The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking a top-to-bottom review of the efforts to reform the nation’s flood insurance...
Miller, Shoemaker Join InVEST Board December 31, 2010 InVEST, the insurance industry program that brings insurance education to classrooms, has appointed Peter Miller and Loren P. Shoemaker to...
Poisson to Lead New Atlanta Office for ISU Agency Network December 31, 2010 The ISU Agency Network has added a Southeast regional office in Atlanta. The office will be lead by Gary Poisson,...
Idaho Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates To Increase 3.7% December 31, 2010 Idaho workers’ compensation insurance rates will be increasing an average of 3.7 percent in 2011, according to the state Department...
Maine Governor Seeks Disaster Assessment from Storm December 31, 2010 Maine Gov. John Baldacci is requesting a damage assessment for the torrential rainstorm that deluged eastern Maine earlier this month....
Best Assigns ‘A’ Rating to Swiss-based Catlin Re December 31, 2010 A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and an issuer credit...
Report: Massachusetts Blast Not the Fault of Gas Company December 31, 2010 By Steve LeBlanc State fire investigators have concluded that a fatal explosion at a condominium project last summer was not the result of...
Ratings Recap: Meadowbrook, C.P.A. December 31, 2010 A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-”...
U.S. Analyst: China May Be ‘Likely Bright Spot’ in Asia Climate Action December 31, 2010 By David Fogarty The outcome of U.N. climate talks in Mexico this month should boost steps in Asia to curb greenhouse gas emissions,...
Indiana Gov., Lawmakers Eyeing Bank Insurance Fund as Revenue Source December 31, 2010 Gov. Mitch Daniels and Indiana lawmakers preparing to craft the state’s next two-year budget are eyeing an obscure bank insurance...