Travelers Eyes Canada Growth with $1.1B Acquisition of The Dominion June 10, 2013 The Travelers Companies Inc. said it has agreed to acquire The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co. from E-L Financial...
North Carolinian on ‘Price Is Right’ Pleads to Workers’ Comp Fraud June 10, 2013 A U.S. Postal Service employee from eastern North Carolina who was seen spinning the Big Wheel on TV’s “The Price...
Drug Maker to Pay $4M Oxycontin Settlement in Kentucky County Claim: Report June 10, 2013 An eastern Kentucky official has announced a settlement in a lawsuit over the drug OxyContin. The Appalachian News-Express cited a...
NCAA Adds $10M to Injured Players’ Insurance Fund June 10, 2013 The NCAA will spend more than $10 million to help fund additional in-home care for college athletes who have suffered...
Hungary Contains Danube Flooding as German Dikes Bursts on Elbe June 10, 2013 By Zoltan Simon and Nicholas Brautlecht Hungary was set to contain the Danube river from overflowing in Budapest while the economic toll grew in eastern Germany,...
PERILS Provides Satellite Flood ‘Footprints’ for Central Europe June 10, 2013 PERILS AG, the independent Zurich-based company that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, announced the release of satellite-based flood footprints for...
XL Group Launches New Online Platform ‘Fast Fast Forward’ for Risks June 10, 2013 XL Group announced the launch of “Fast Fast Forward,” which it described as a “new online platform for commentary, news...
HCC International Names Button London Market Chief Underwriting Officer June 10, 2013 HCC Insurance Holdings announced the promotion of Simon Button to Chief Underwriting Officer for HCC International Insurance Company PLC and...
Clinton to Honor Kentucky Tornado-Ravaged Town’s Rebuilding Effort June 10, 2013 A rebuilding effort in an eastern Kentucky town devastated last year by tornadoes is getting some national recognition. WYMT-TV reported...
Fracking Companies Silence Water Complaints With Sealed Settlements June 10, 2013 By Jim Efstathiou Jr. and Mark Drajem, Bloomberg Chris and Stephanie Hallowich were sure drilling for natural gas near their Pennsylvania home was to blame for the headaches,...