New Pass-Through Tax Guidance Now Expected by End of July July 12, 2018 By Laura Davison U.S. Treasury Department rules outlining which businesses structured as S corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies can claim a 20...
A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Pacific Specialty Insurance Group in California July 12, 2018 A.M. Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Ratings to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings...
Court Rules Airport Screeners Shielded From Passenger Abuse Claims July 12, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel Fliers may have a tough time recovering damages for invasive screenings at U.S. airport security checkpoints, after a federal appeals...
Agency Continues Probe of Wisconsin Refinery Blast July 12, 2018 By Erwin Seba The U.S. Chemical Safety Board is analyzing metal shrapnel from an April explosion at a Husky Energy Inc. refinery in...
North Dakota Highway Fatalities at 8-Year Low Through 1st Half Of 2018 July 12, 2018 Highway fatalities in North Dakota during the first half of the year were the lowest in eight years. The state...
Alaska Judge OKs $275K Settlement to Boy Injured During P.E. July 12, 2018 An Alaska judge has approved a $275,000 payout to the family of a boy permanently injured during a physical education...
Ascot Brings On Navigators’ Piazza to Head New U.S. Marine Insurance Team July 12, 2018 Specialty insurance underwriter Ascot Group has appointed a new U.S. marine insurance team led by Chris Piazza as executive vice...
Massachusetts Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing about $2.7M from Employer July 12, 2018 A Massachusetts woman has pleaded guilty to stealing about $2.7 million from her former employer. Federal prosecutors say 57-year-old Debra...
Lawsuit Claims Virginia Cruise Ship’s No-Slip Floor Caused Cornhole Injury July 12, 2018 The owners of a popular dinner cruise ship in Virginia are being sued by a customer who says the ship’s...
AXA, XL Choose Name for Combined P/C, Specialty Operations: ‘AXA XL’ July 12, 2018 Following the completion of the acquisition of XL Group by AXA SA – expected in the second half of 2018...