Quiet 2013 Hurricane Season a ‘Head Scratcher’ for Embarrassed Forecasters September 9, 2013 By Tom Brown The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, which forecasters had predicted would be more active than normal, has turned out to be...
Oklahoma Sees Double Digit Decrease in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs September 9, 2013 An annual filing most insurance carriers will use to develop rates for workers’ compensation insurance shows a dramatic decrease in...
Property Auctioned in Wisconsin Insurance Fraud Case September 9, 2013 Fur coats, diamonds and Rolex watches were among hundreds of items once owned by a pair of Wausau, Wis., insurance...
Roach Howard Smith & Barton Adds Harris in Employee Benefits Division September 9, 2013 Leigh Harris joined Texas-based Roach Howard Smith & Barton insurance brokerage firm as assistant vice president in the employee benefits...
Scott Named Ohio Insurance Department Legislative Liaison September 9, 2013 Lindsay Scott has been named as the legislative liaison for the Ohio Department of Insurance. She will work in the...
Probe Clears BP Oil Spill Claims Chief But Finds Staff Misconduct September 8, 2013 An investigation led by former FBI Director Louis Freeh cleared the BP claims administrator of misconduct in handling settlement payouts...
Beecher Carlson Promotes Davis, McKenna, Bothwell September 6, 2013 Insurance brokerage Beecher Carlson announced three promotions. Scott Davis has been promoted to president of Property and Casualty. Davis joined...
August’s Natural Disasters Caused $10B in Economic Damage: Aon Benfield September 6, 2013 August saw billion-dollar flood losses in China, Russia, Philippines and Pakistan, bringing an initial combined estimate of $10 billion in...
Commentary: Threat of Civil Liabilities for Text Senders in Crash Cases September 6, 2013 By The Rockland Journal News, N.Y. A New Jersey state appeals court has ruled that a text sender could be held liable for a crash caused...
Zurich CFO’s Suicide Followed Disagreement on Business Targets September 6, 2013 By Paul Arnold, Alice Baghdjian and Katharina Bart On August 14, Zurich Insurance chairman Josef Ackermann received financial chief Pierre Wauthier and head of investor relations James Quin...