Federal Government Shutdown Effect on P/C Insurance Industry September 30, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson If Congress fails to agree by midnight tonight on a resolution to continue funding the federal government, the property/casualty insurance...
FERMA Forum Opens with Solvency II Analysis from Karel Van Hulle September 30, 2013 By Charles E. Boyle The bi-annual Risk Management Forum of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) kicked off with a reception on...
North Dakota Oil Patch Town Wants Speed Limit Reduced September 30, 2013 Residents of a small town in the middle of the North Dakota oil patch say they’re sick of semitrailers barreling...
Rep. Waters, Author of Flood Reform Act, Calls for Delay in Implementation September 30, 2013 A Congresswomen whose name adorns the now-controversial federal flood insurance reform bill passed in 2012 says she wants the law...
Flood Insurance Premiums Rising Along New Jersey Coast September 30, 2013 Hundreds of New Jersey flood insurance policyholders will soon be facing higher premiums spurred by sweeping changes to the federal...
‘Rear View Mirror’ Political Risk Management No Longer Works: Marsh September 30, 2013 In an age of social media, simply looking at what has happened in the past no longer works to forecast...
West Virginia Supreme Court Judge Hits Ruling on Massey September 30, 2013 West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Robin Davis criticized her colleagues in a dissenting opinion Friday for refusing to let institutional...
Federal Trade Commission Moves Closer to ‘Patent Troll’ Study September 30, 2013 By Ros Krasny The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday took another step toward a comprehensive study of “patent trolls” – companies in...
New Hampshire’s Minkler New Chairman of Big ‘I’ September 30, 2013 New Hampshire independent agent Thomas J. Minkler has been inaugurated as the new chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents &...
Alabama Widow Awarded $850,000 in Husband’s Death from Medication Error September 30, 2013 A jury in eastern Alabama has awarded a widow $850,000 after her husband was given three times his normal dosage...