Vaccine Claims System Slow to Compensate Injured November 26, 2014 By Mitch Weiss, Justin Pritchard and Troy Thibodeaux All but broken by her son’s violent and unexplained seizures, by so many panicked trips from the crib to the...
Smaller Firms Showing Interest in Cyber Liability Coverage: Aspen’s Vitale November 25, 2014 Cyber liability insurance isn’t just for large corporations anymore. Demand for cyber liability insurance is now coming from middle-sized and...
Employee Loyalty Highest at Small, Local Businesses November 24, 2014 Employees of small, locally owned businesses have the highest level of loyalty to their employers — and for rural workers,...
Whistleblower Tips, Award Amount Increased in 2014, Reports SEC November 24, 2014 By Sarah N. Lynch The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission received more than 3,500 tips from whistleblowers in fiscal year 2014, the largest number...
How Carriers Are Handling Property Cat Renewals, Terrorism, Ebola: NAPCO November 21, 2014 Property/catastrophe insurers have been focused on winning new business, which means new customers are seeing bigger price cuts, according to...
D&O Primary, Excess Layer Pricing Moving in Opposite Directions: Aon November 20, 2014 Overall price declines for directors and officers liability insurance programs of publicly traded companies continue to be driven by excess-layer...
U.S. Employment Discrimination Settlements, Cases Down from Last Year November 19, 2014 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) says it “fought hard to overcome extraordinary fiscal constraints and operational challenges” during...
Small Business Insurance Market Primed for Consolidation November 18, 2014 If heavy competition breeds consolidation, then the property/casualty small business insurance market is ripe for it in the coming years....
More Americans Retiring Later Than They Expected November 18, 2014 The “Great Recession” of 2008‒2009 took a toll on the retirement expectations of many Americans. According to new research from...
Victims Stymied in Access to Others’ Air Bag Liability Settlements November 18, 2014 By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk Confidential settlements over defective Takata Corp. air bags are sealing off relevant information that other victims could use to pursue...