Private Mortgage Insurers’ Bigger Slice of Freddie Mac Pie Smaller Than Hoped September 26, 2016 By Matt Scully and Joe Light Mortgage insurance companies are getting a long-awaited shot at expanding their business with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But it’s...
Texas Sets Workers’ Comp Discount, Interest Rate for Q4 2016 September 26, 2016 The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation has set a rate of 4.11 percent for any interest or...
US Agency: Exxon Trying to Dodge Blame for Arkansas Leak September 26, 2016 Exxon Mobil Pipeline Co. is trying to “escape responsibility” for not considering that a pipeline that ruptured in Arkansas was...
Supplier Denies Listeria Was in Product Shipped to Blue Bell September 26, 2016 By Juan A. Lozano A supplier of cookie dough that Blue Bell Creameries blamed for a possible listeria contamination of some of its ice...
Cole Named St. Louis Branch Production Leader for CNA September 26, 2016 CNA has appointed Maria Cole assistant vice president, branch production leader for the St. Louis branch. Cole will lead CNA’s...
Security Firm to Pay $115K in Suit over Retaliation at Michigan Site September 26, 2016 Security giant Guardsmark has agreed to pay $115,000 and to provide other relief to settle a retaliation discrimination case brought...
Report: Some Illinois Insurance Companies Forcing Roof Replacements September 26, 2016 By Debra Pressey, The (Champaign) News-Gazette When Dennis Roberts’ car insurance started getting a bit too expensive, he did what a lot of consumers do and...
Business Interruption Tops List of Risks Facing Global Organizations: Survey September 26, 2016 Business interruption, property damage and general liability are the top three risks faced by businesses, non-governmental organizations and governmental agencies...
Tokio Marine Management Rebrands as Tokio Marine America September 26, 2016 Tokio Marine Management Inc. (TMM), a commercial property/casualty insurer for large- and middle-market companies and a U.S. subsidiary of Tokio...
Fire Season in Wyoming’s Yellowstone Seen as One of Worst in Decades September 26, 2016 The wildfire season this summer in Yellowstone, Wyo. is being called the worst in decades. A larger percentage of Yellowstone...