Liberty Mutual’s Commercial Insurance Unit Names VP for East Division October 2, 2013 Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Commercial Insurance strategic business unit has appointed Thomas J. Kelley as vice president and managing director for...
Monsanto to Buy Weather Data Modeler, Farm Insurer Climate Corp. for $930 Million October 2, 2013 By Jack Kaskey Monsanto Co., the world’s largest seed company, agreed to buy The Climate Corp. for about $930 million to provide farmers...
New Law: New York Considers First Tornado Warning System October 2, 2013 New York is looking into creating its first statewide early warning system for tornadoes. A bill signed into law by...
Sandy Victims Want Help With Insurers, Bureaucrats October 2, 2013 By Wayne Parry The water came in torrents; the aid is being parceled out drip by drip. That was one of the main...
Aspen Re Appoints Lewis to Head London Casualty Unit October 2, 2013 Aspen Reinsurance has appointed Jamie Lewis as head of its casualty reinsurance business in London. Lewis will be responsible for...
Allianz Global Specialty Targets Nordic Region with Branch in Stockholm October 2, 2013 Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty AG (AGCS) has opened its newest branch in Stockholm, Sweden, further expanding its services within...
Toyota Claims Plaintiffs Fabricated Fatal Acceleration Theory October 2, 2013 By Edvard Pettersson Toyota Motor Corp. said plaintiffs’ lawyers seeking to blame a fatal accident on unintended acceleration made up a theory of...
Judge Allows Tennessee Rules on Health Insurance Navigators October 2, 2013 By Erik Schelzig and Lucas L. Johnson II A judge refused to block emergency rules covering people who dispense advice on the new health insurance exchange in Tennessee...
Florida Ban on Texting While Driving Now in Effect October 2, 2013 By Gary Fineout Florida is joining 40 other states in the U.S. where it is illegal to text and drive. The ban is...
Painter’s Alabama Football Scenes with Uniforms Do Not Infringe Trademark: Judge October 2, 2013 A federal judge has dismissed a trademark infringement lawsuit the University of Alabama filed against an artist for painting scenes...