A Closer Look at Berkshire Hathaway’s Insurance Operations March 4, 2015 By Susanne Sclafane Carrier Management Special Report Warren Buffett’s insurance beginnings and predictions; breaking out the insurance and reinsurance results; the growth and...
Trucking Safety Chief Defends Driver Rest Regulations March 4, 2015 By Jeff Plungis The trucking industry’s overseer is giving little ground to critics who asked Congress to loosen U.S. regulations and revise a...
State Farm Reports 2014 Underwriting Loss, Operating Profit March 4, 2015 By Mark Hollmer State Farm reported an underwriting loss in 2014, though investment and other income still helped leave it with an operating...
Philadelphia Cab Owners Lose Bid to Ban Uber Service March 4, 2015 By Sophia Pearson Philadelphia cab companies, threatened by the expansion of Uber Technologies Inc., lost a court bid to block the on-demand car...
Lockton Names Linden as Sr. Claims Consultant in St. Louis March 4, 2015 Lockton’s St. Louis office named Jim Linden as assistant vice president-senior claims consultant in its mining risk management practice. The...
UCPM Environmental Launches Program for Indoor Air Quality, Mold Liability March 4, 2015 UCPM, Inc., an environmental insurance provider, has partnered with Great American Insurance Co. to offer the IAQ Advantage package for...
Connecticut Debates How to Regulate Rideshare Services March 4, 2015 By Susan Haigh Connecticut is the latest state to grapple with how to regulate Uber and other ride-hailing services being embraced by the...
Specialty Insurance Group Increases Casualty Capacity to $25M March 4, 2015 Specialty Insurance Group (SIG) has increased its excess/umbrella coverage underwriting capacity to $25 million, an increase of $15 million. SIG...
Oklahoma Commissioner Warns Insurers on Denial of Earthquake Claims March 4, 2015 With the dramatic increase in the number of earthquakes in Oklahoma — which some say are at least partly attributed...
Redmer Takes Oath of Office as Maryland’s Insurance Commissioner March 4, 2015 The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) announced that Al Redmer, Jr. took the oath of office on Feb. 27 to serve...