Insurers Say Latest CFA Study Is Flawed; Marketplace Is Highly Competitive January 29, 2013 By Young Ha The new auto insurance pricing study from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is getting roundly criticized by insurance industry...
Florida Marks I-75 Crash Anniversary; Tragedy Triggers Safety Measures, Lawsuits January 29, 2013 By Kyle Hightower The pre-dawn traffic moved fast on Interstate 75 through Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park outside Gainesville. The highway had been...
Trial Under Way In Southern California Hip Joint Replacement Suit January 29, 2013 By LINDA DEUTSCH A lawsuit that accuses Johnson & Johnson of knowingly marketing a faulty hip implant that lawyers say left thousands of...
Ex-Police Chief in Oregon Sues for Wrongful Termination January 29, 2013 A federal judge in Oregon has partially dismissed a lawsuit alleging wrongful termination by former Sunriver police chief Michael Kennedy....
Chevron Paid $10M In Northern California Refinery Blaze January 29, 2013 Chevron Corp. has paid $10 million in claims stemming from the Aug. 6 crude unit fire at its 245,000-barrels-per-day refinery...
Admiral Mullen to Address Insurance Group January 29, 2013 Retired U.S. Navy Admiral Mike Mullen will address an insurance audience in May, offering his view that the country’s financial...
Less Than 50% of Small Businesses Offer Employee Benefits: LIMRA January 29, 2013 Only 47 percent of small businesses (2-99 employees) in the United States offer benefits to their employees, the lowest level...
Bowers Joins Florida’s Bass Underwriters as Senior VP Personal Lines January 29, 2013 Plantation, Florida-based wholesale insurance broker Bass Underwriters hired Bruce E. Bowers as senior vice president for personal lines. Bowers will...
P/C Insurers Better Positioned Than Life Firms for 2013: Moody’s January 29, 2013 Both the life and property/casualty (P/C) insurance industries will be challenged in 2013 by slow economic growth that dampens sales...
SEC Immune from Investors’ Suit Over Madoff, Says Appeals Court January 29, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel Investors who said they lost money in Bernard Madoff’s fraud may not pursue a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and...