G20 to Require Largest Insurers to Hold More Capital from 2019 July 19, 2013 By Huw Jones The largest global insurers will have to hold more capital from 2019 to cover risks they pose to the financial...
After Deadly Crash, Alabama Revisits Safety of Allowing Truck Cargo Bed Riders July 19, 2013 Alabama politicians said that they would consider drafting legislation to prevent people from riding in the backs of pickup trucks...
New York Provides $16M to Some Flooded Upstate Counties July 18, 2013 The state will provide $16 million to homeowners, business operators and farmers in five of the 12 upstate counties that...
Minnesota Participating in Insurance Climate Change Survey July 18, 2013 Minnesota has joined California, New York, Connecticut and Washington state in requiring insurers to respond to the Climate Risk Survey...
Cobb Honored with ICT’s Raymond Mauk Award July 18, 2013 The Insurance Council of Texas presented Ron Cobb, counsel to the American Insurance Association (AIA), with the Raymond Mauk Leadership...
Sinking Sections of New Orleans Levee Prompt Repair July 18, 2013 The Army Corps of Engineers is spending $1.3 million to raise about 4,000 feet of earthen levee in easternmost New...
Sexual-Harassment Suit Costs Ohio Fire Deptment $900K July 18, 2013 A central Ohio township is going to pay nearly $900,000 to a former firefighter to resolve a sexual-harassment lawsuit. The...
Travelers’ Small Business Risk Education Program Launched in Chicago July 18, 2013 The Travelers Companies Inc. announced the launch of the Small Business Risk Education (SBRE) program in Chicago to help women...
Silverstein Denied Right to Seek $3.5 Billion From Airlines July 18, 2013 Real estate developer Larry Silverstein was denied the right to seek $3.5 billion from airlines whose planes were hijacked by...
Insurer Loss Ratios High in Oklahoma After Years of Extreme Storms July 18, 2013 By M. Scott Carter The May storms in Oklahoma that produced two EF-5 tornadoes, destroyed thousands of houses, resulted in 46 deaths and sent...