Halliburton Seeking Settlement Over Gulf Oil Spill April 24, 2013 By Michael Kunzelman BP’s cement contractor on the drilling rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 announced that it is...
Texas Governor: State Oversight Not to Blame for West Blast April 24, 2013 By Paul J. Weber and Sophia Tareen Gov. Rick Perry said that spending more state money on inspections would not have prevented the deadly explosion at the...
Terrorism Risk, Flood Insurance and Green Building Hot Topics for Risk Managers: RIMS April 23, 2013 By Don Jergler Renewal of the Terrorism and Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) was a much talked about topic at the annual Risk and...
BB&T Names Husges Employee Benefits Account Manager In California April 23, 2013 BB&T Insurance Services named Dan Husges as an account manager for its employee benefits group in Pleasanton, Calif. Raleigh, N.C.-based...
North Carolina Senate OKs Insurance Laws That Could Mean Savings April 23, 2013 A pair of automobile insurance bills doesn’t overhaul how premiums are set in North Carolina but could provide some cost...
Crum & Forster to Offer DriveCam Services to Policyholders April 23, 2013 Crum & Forster (C&F) will now offer DriveCam’s managed services to its policyholders as part of C&F’s loss control/safety management...
After Irene and Lee in 2011, Some Families Still Displaced in New York April 23, 2013 Amy and Bill Wetsel’s house near the Schoharie Creek is still empty and stripped down to wall studs. More than...
Workers’ Comp Insurer MEMIC Appoints Ancillary Services Director in Florida April 23, 2013 The MEMIC Group, a workers’ compensation insurer headquartered in Maine, recently promoted Jared Payton to national director of ancillary services....
Floridians Encouraged to Buy Flood Insurance Before Hurricane Season Gets Underway April 23, 2013 Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty is encouraging Floridians to make preparations now for the upcoming 2013 hurricane season by purchasing...
ACE International Expands Travel Risk Coverage to Renewable Energy Industry April 23, 2013 ACE Commercial Risk Services, the U.S.-based small business insurance division of the ACE Group, has added additional capability enhancements to...