Southeast’s Top Stories: Disasters That Happened and 1 That Didn’t December 23, 2010 By Andrew G. Simpson The top insurance stories in the Southeast in 2010 included several disasters that caused considerable death and destruction in the...
New York Agents Plan Court Appeal over Pay Disclosure Rules December 23, 2010 By Kenneth J. St. Onge Two New York agents’ groups said they have taken the first steps to appeal a decision by state court judge...
SPECIAL REUTERS REPORT: Inside AIG’s Tortuous Turnaround December 22, 2010 By David Lawder and Paritosh Bansal During a rainstorm in Washington in early 2009, amid the furor over Wall Street’s post-bailout bonuses, an American International Group...
Health Insurers Face New Scrutiny Over Price Hikes December 22, 2010 By Susan Heavey U.S. health insurance companies that want to increase premiums by 10 percent or more next year would face tougher government...
New York Suit Accuses Ernst & Young of Hiding Lehman Troubles December 22, 2010 By Grant McCool Accounting firm Ernst & Young was sued by New York prosecutors over allegations it helped to hide Lehman Brothers’ financial...
President Obama Expected to Sign Food Safety Overhaul Bill December 22, 2010 By Christopher Doering The ailing U.S. food safety system moved closer Tuesday toward its biggest overhaul in more than 70 years after the...
Wisconsin Settlement with Time Insurance Co. Includes $280K Fine December 22, 2010 Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Sean Dilweg announced a regulatory settlement with Time Insurance Co., a health insurer headquartered in Milwaukee, that...
Oklahoma Legislator to Continue Push for Workers’ Comp Reform December 22, 2010 An Oklahoma state representative says he’s prepared to introduce legislation to further improve the state’s workers’ compensation system. Rep. Mark...
Exiting Wisconsin Governor Proud of Health Insurance Achievement December 21, 2010 Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, who served as governor longer than any Democrat in the state’s history and along the way...
Ratings Roundup: Lemma, Russian Re, Ghana Re, International Energy December 21, 2010 A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has placed under review with negative implications the financial strength rating of ‘B+’...