Kentucky Weighs Cyber Breach Notifcation Law January 16, 2014 A bill backed by state Auditor Adam Edelen and a bipartisan group of lawmakers would require state and local government...
Georgia Cold Spell Leads to $75M in Claims January 16, 2014 State officials say Georgians filed claims for an estimated $75 million in insured losses after temperatures in the region dropped...
Congressional Negotiations on Farm Bill Said Close to Deal January 16, 2014 By Eric Beech Negotiations in Congress on the long overdue U.S. farm bill could be completed this week after progress was stalled by...
State Farm Canada Selling Insurance, Mutual Fund Businesses to Desjardins Group January 16, 2014 Desjardins Group, a leading cooperative financial group in Canada, has agreed to purchase State Farm Canada’s property/casualty and life insurance...
Cooper Gay Australia Creates Wholesale Division; Hyde Named Production Head January 16, 2014 Cooper Gay (Australia) Pte Ltd, a reinsurance intermediary, has launched a new wholesale division for the Australian insurance market. The...
P/C Insurance Executives Expect Flood Insurance Delay, TRIA Renewal, Industry Consolidation January 16, 2014 By Young Ha A survey conducted at the Insurance Information Institute’s Property/Casualty Insurance Joint Industry Forum in New York Tuesday asked industry leaders...
Senate Re-Election Politics Boosts Flood Insurance Delay Proposals January 16, 2014 By Laura Litvan and Kathleen Hunter Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will do just about anything to help Louisiana’s Mary Landrieu. He arranged the chamber’s floor...
Worsening Wealth Gap Is World’s Biggest Risk: World Economic Forum January 16, 2014 The chronic gap between the incomes of the richest and poorest citizens is seen as the risk that is most...
Europe to Relax Reinsurance Ban on Iranian Oil Exports Next Week January 16, 2014 By Alaric Nightingale and James G. Neuger Europe is days from suspending a ban on reinsuring tankers hauling Iranian oil, a measure that helped cut the nation’s...
Yale Fraternity and 86 Members Sued Over Fatal Tailgating Crash in Connecticut January 15, 2014 By Andrew Harris and Chris Dolmetsch A Yale University fraternity and its members were sued by two victims of a deadly 2011 accident at a tailgate...