Transportation Chief Calls for National Ban on Cell Phone Use While Driving April 27, 2012 By Jim Forsyth U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called on Thursday for a federal law to ban talking on a cell phone or...
Senate Committee Votes to End Direct Farm Subsidies, Backs New Insurance Plan April 27, 2012 By Charles Abbott U.S. farmers will get a new crop-subsidy program that protects them from ruinous declines in revenue, the biggest threat to...
Hartford Sells Individual Annuity Unit April 27, 2012 Hartford Financial Services Group Inc said on Thursday it will sell its individual annuity operations to Forethought, a Houston-based financial...
Ratings Recap: Arab Orient, Tristar, ASSA, Arabia, ACR Capital April 27, 2012 A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit...
Berne Union Reports Members Insure $1.8 Trillion of Int’l. Trade, Investment April 27, 2012 “The volume of export credits and foreign direct investment insured by members of the Berne Union grew by 17 percent...
Spanish Economy in ‘Huge Crisis’ after Sovereign Debt Downgrade April 27, 2012 By Nigel Davies Spain’s sickly economy faces a “crisis of huge proportions”, a minister said on Friday, as unemployment hit its highest level...
Penn. Regulators Collected $71K in Fines, $3.4M in Restitution in Q1 April 26, 2012 Pennsylvania regulators announced on Thursday their quarterly enforcement actions for the 2012 first quarter. The Pennsylvania insurance department said its...
N.Y. Regulators to Hold Hearings on Force-Placed Insurance in May April 26, 2012 New York’s financial regulators will hold hearings on the so-called force-placed insurance next month. These hearings will be open to...
Conn. Senate Passes Anti-Price-Gouging Bill to Help Homeowners April 26, 2012 The Connecticut Senate has voted to expand consumer protections from price gouging during major storms, such as the freak October...
Vermont and U.S. Officials Highlight Irene Housing April 26, 2012 Stephen Cutlip had only been living in Mendon for several weeks when he was displaced last summer by flooding from...