San Francisco’s Car-Sharing Taxi Services Flourish Despite Regulators October 12, 2012 By Gerry Shih Two San Francisco-based car-sharing services, including one founded by Zynga Inc. director Sunil Paul, are operating in defiance of California...
Worker’s Injury Sheds Light on China’s Workers’ Comp System, Apple Contractor October 12, 2012 By Tan Ee Lyn Apple Inc.’s largest contract manufacturer has been pushing for a Chinese worker left brain-damaged in a factory accident to be...
EU Insurers Strip Coverage from Tankers Storing Iranian Oil: Reuters October 12, 2012 By Luke Pachymuthu and Randy Fabi Two European insurers have withdrawn cover for tankers involved in the Iranian oil trade, the first such move since tough...
OneBeacon Launches Non-Admitted Lawyers E&O Product October 12, 2012 OneBeacon Professional Insurance (OBPI), a member of OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd., has launched a new non-admitted lawyers’ professional liability product...
Wal-Mart to Pay for Heart, Spine Surgery for Employees October 11, 2012 By Jessica Wohl Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is offering its U.S. employees and their families free heart and spine surgeries at six major health...
Attorney: Violent Weather Slamming Oklahoma Property Market October 11, 2012 By Stephanie K. Jones Property insurance claims in Oklahoma totaled $1.6 billion in 2011, according to one attorney familiar with the property insurance market...
N.J. Company Pleads Guilty to Theft of WC Insurance Premiums October 11, 2012 New Jersey authorities announced that a Burlington County company has pleaded guilty for under-reporting the number of its employees and...
Ratings Recap: Lancashire (notes), Adamjee, Milli Re October 11, 2012 A.M. Best Co. has assigned a debt rating of “bbb” to $130 million 5.70 percent senior unsecured fixed interest notes...
2012 Agency E&O Survey: Participate Now October 11, 2012 Once again, Insurance Journal is polling its readers asking for their thoughts on today’s agency errors and omissions market. Don’t...
WCRI: N.Y. Workers’ Comp System Reforms Achieving Their Objectives October 11, 2012 The workers’ compensation reforms enacted in New York in 2007 are beginning to achieve some of their objectives, according to...