How Group Health Claims-Shifting Affects Workers’ Compensation: WCRI March 5, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson Workers’ compensation insurers should expect more cost shifting from group health plans as a key provision of the Affordable Care...
Unresolved Issues Following Deal With Asiana Passengers in San Francisco Crash March 5, 2015 By Sudhin Thanawala The first set of lawsuits stemming from the crash of an Asiana Airlines flight in San Francisco two years ago...
Hull & Company Taps Azer in Southern California March 5, 2015 Hull & Company Inc. has named Sherif Azer a commercial underwriter/broker in its Irvine, Calif. office. Azer focuses on commercial...
Nevada’s Captive Domicile Growth Rises by $3.8B in Premium March 5, 2015 The captive insurance program in Nevada outperformed growth and speed expectations by approving 26 captives in 2014, which resulted in...
N.Y. Assemblyman Proposes State-Run Flood Insurance March 5, 2015 By Young Ha A New York State assemblyman says he will introduce a bill to create a state-run flood insurance program designed to...
Hedge Fund, Sandell Asset Management, Forms Bermuda Reinsurer March 5, 2015 By Jing Cao and Sonali Basak Sandell Asset Management Corp., the activist hedge-fund firm run by Tom Sandell, started a Bermuda-based reinsurer to support its investing...
Failure to Remove Snow From Sidewalks Results in Fines March 5, 2015 New York City has issued more than 10,000 tickets this winter to property owners for failing to clear snow and...
Section of Roof at Vacant Boston Expo Center Collapses March 5, 2015 Authorities say no one was injured when a portion of the roof of Boston’s vacant Bayside Expo Center collapsed. The...
Senator: FEMA Will Re-examine More Cases, Reform NFIP Claims Process March 5, 2015 A top Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official has committed to taking aggressive steps to make sure victims of Superstorm...
XL Launches Primary Auto Product Line, Taps Miller to Lead March 5, 2015 XL Group’s excess & surplus (E&S) insurance is adding primary auto capabilities to its product line and has added Andrew...