Best Downgrades QBE and Subs’ Issuer Credit Ratings; Affirms FSR December 12, 2013 A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has downgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a” from “a+” and affirmed...
Heavy Snow Damages Docks on North Arkansas Lakes December 12, 2013 Authorities in north Arkansas say a dock collapse on Lake Norfork does not pose an immediate threat of contamination to...
Keystone Insurers Group Adds Konen Insurance and Dasco Insurance in Illinois December 12, 2013 Konen Insurance of Aurora, Ill., and Dasco Insurance Agency of Northbrook are now partners in Keystone Insurers Group. The addition...
North Dakota Workers’ Comp Mulls Suing Aon eSolutions Over Failed Project December 12, 2013 North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency is considering suing a company that failed to complete a $17 million computer system overhaul....
Wisconsin Court: Manure Isn’t Pollutant Under Policy December 12, 2013 A Wisconsin appeals court says manure isn’t a pollutant as defined in an insurance policy. The case began in 2011...
Deadline to Claim 2009 Louisiana Citizens Insurance Rebates Near December 12, 2013 Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is reminding property insurance policyholders that the clock is ticking on the deadline to claim...
1,700 Pot Business Applications Received In Washington December 12, 2013 Marijuana business license applications keep rolling in in Washington. The state Liquor Control Board says it has received 1,696 applications...
Washington Jury Awards $50M After Test Misses Birth Defect December 12, 2013 Lawyers say a King County, Wash. jury has awarded $50 million to a Burien couple whose son was born with...
Deep Freeze Damages California Citrus Crop December 12, 2013 By Steve Gorman A weeklong blast of sub-freezing temperatures across California has damaged the state’s $2 billion citrus crop, but it will take...
Hub Names Perez-Reyes Vice President in California December 12, 2013 Hub International Insurance Services Inc. named Arturo Perez-Reyes vice president and privacy and errors and omissions lead in its San...