Haiyan Worse for Philippines Than Sandy for U.S.; Only 10-15% of Loss Insured November 12, 2013 By Noah Buhayar Destruction from Typhoon Haiyan, which flattened buildings and unleashed storm surges that may have killed 10,000 people, could be several...
Texas Approves 10 Companies to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp November 12, 2013 The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved ten renewals of the Certificates of Authority for companies...
Canadian National Railway Suffers Fourth Derailment in Month November 12, 2013 A Canadian National Railway Co. train derailed in northern Ontario this past weekend, and an estimated 40 carloads of grain...
Japan Earmarks Additional $30B for Fukushima Clean-Up, Compensation November 12, 2013 By Yoshifumi Takemoto Japan’s government is finalising plans to borrow an additional 3 trillion yen ($30 billion) to pay for compensating Fukushima evacuees...
New UK Financial Watchdogs Face Surge in Staff Turnover: Reuters November 12, 2013 By Steve Slater Staff have been quitting Britain’s financial watchdogs at nearly twice the rate since they were split into two bodies this...
South Dakota Farmer Charged With Filing False Insurance Claims November 11, 2013 A South Dakota farmer is charged in federal court with three counts of filing false crop insurance claims. Fifty-two-year-old Nicholas...
Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty To Arson-Related Fraud November 11, 2013 A Broken Arrow, Okla. man has pleaded guilty to a federal mail fraud charge that authorities say is related to...
The Wright Group Acquires Assets from AFS in Colorado November 11, 2013 Denver, Colo.-based The Wright Group Services announced it has purchased substantially all the annuity sales assets from Affiliated Financial Services...
Massachusetts Health Insurer Lays Off 62 Workers November 11, 2013 A Worcester, Mass.-based health insurance provider has announced that it is laying off 62 workers, or about 6 percent of...
President Signs South Dakota Blizzard Disaster Declaration November 11, 2013 President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration allowing 14 South Dakota counties and two American Indian reservations to get...