In Wake of Reno Tragedy, Insurers Draw Distinctions Between Air Races and Airshows September 21, 2011 By Don Jergler With an 11th fatality declared as a result of the crash at the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nev....
Source: Sheen, Warner Nearing Deal on Lawsuit September 21, 2011 By Lynn Elber Former “Two and a Half Men” star Charlie Sheen and the studio that fired him are drawing closer to a...
Google Urges Judge Reject Oracle’s $2.2B Patent Damages Claim September 21, 2011 By Jonathan Stempel Google Inc. urged a federal judge to reject an Oracle Corp expert’s recommendation that it pay more than $2.2 billion...
U.S. Risk Acquires American Special Risk of California September 21, 2011 Woodland Hills, Calif.-based American Special Risk Insurance Services has been acquired by managing general agency and surplus line wholesaler U.S....
Aon Risk Appoints Real Estate-Focused Account Executive in San Francisco September 21, 2011 Aon Risk Solutions has appointed Jason Caya account executive of the San Francisco office. Caya is responsible for supporting Aon’s...
California’s Devonshire Taps Fitzgerald as VP of Business Development September 20, 2011 Mike Fitzgerald has joined insurance run-off consulting firm Devonshire as vice president of business development. His responsibilities include developing business...
Court Approves $43 Million Montana Asbestos Settlement September 19, 2011 By Laura Zuckerman A Montana judge has approved a $43 million settlement for people sickened by exposure to asbestos from a mine, with...
Settlement for $44 Million Reached in 2007 Bay Bridge Crash and Oil Spill September 19, 2011 A civil settlement in the 2007 oil spill in San Francisco Bay with the owners and operators of the M/V...
Lockton Names Senior Executives to Lead Phoenix Team September 19, 2011 Kevin Cummings has been named executive vice president/producer and leader of Kansas City., Mo.-based Lockton’s Phoenix office, and Tom Hartley...
Reno Crash Probe Focuses on Wayward Part September 19, 2011 By Don Thompson and Ken Ritter Investigators determined that several spectators were killed on impact at an air race crash in Reno as a 1940s-model plane...