Pacific Ocean Is Key to Atlantic Hurricane Season June 2, 2014 By Brian K. Sullivan The Pacific Ocean holds one of the keys that forecasters say will determine how many hurricanes and tropical storms develop...
Professional Sports Teams Looking for Terrorism Insurance Win in Congress June 2, 2014 By Kathleen Hunter Renewal of a U.S. terrorism insurance plan is gaining momentum in Congress, thanks to some big-league backing from a coalition...
Best Affirms Fairfax Financial and Subs Ratings; Outlooks Stable June 2, 2014 A.M. Best has affirmed the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb” and the unsecured debt and preferred equity ratings of...
Vienna Insurance Stays Out of Russia as Acquisition Targets Rare June 2, 2014 By Alexander Weber Vienna Insurance Group AG (VIG), Eastern Europe’s biggest insurer, said it won’t expand into Russia even as the number of...
Flights Resume to Australian City of Darwin as Indonesian Volcano Calms June 2, 2014 Flights resumed to and from Australia’s northernmost city of Darwin on Sunday after they were suspended for more than a...
Alabama Supreme Court Orders New Trial in $1M Firing Case June 1, 2014 The Alabama Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in a lawsuit that resulted in a more than $1 million...
CEA: Policy Sales Spiked Following California March Temblor May 30, 2014 California Earthquake Authority insurance policy sales jumped following the March 29 magnitude 5.1 La Habra earthquake by nearly as much...
Union Mutual of Vermont Cos. Names Director of Commercial Lines Underwriting May 30, 2014 Union Mutual of Vermont Companies has hired Geoffrey J. Smith as the director of commercial lines underwriting. He is based...
Ohio Insurance Director: New Insurance Reforms Benefit Consumers May 30, 2014 Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor says the passage of reforms to Ohio’s insurance law will help...
41 Charged for Multi-Million Dollar Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme in Philadelphia May 30, 2014 The Philadelphia district attorney’s office has charged 41 people for what prosecutors described as a multi-million dollar auto insurance fraud...