Drugmakers Work on Safer Painkillers as Opioid Abuse Epidemic Rages July 2, 2013 By Samuel Adams Backed by a U.S. campaign to slow abuse of prescription painkillers, drugmakers are devising new forms of the medicines that...
U.S. Property Cat Re Prices Down, Casualty Softening: Willis Re July 2, 2013 Reinsurers are taking “robust defensive measures to maintain market positions recently eroded by new capital markets entrants,” with prices down...
West Virginia Property Insurance Stable Despite 2012 Storm Payouts July 1, 2013 West Virginia property owners in general didn’t see a huge uptick in insurance premiums after making claims from last summer’s...
Dixon, Feinberg to Head New RAND Catastrophe Research Center July 1, 2013 The RAND Corp. is launching a new research center that will analyze different approaches to compensating individuals, businesses and others...
How Carriers, Agents Can Adapt As Small Commercial Buyers Move Online June 27, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson
Law Firms See Rise in Malpractice Claim Frequency, Severity June 27, 2013 Multi-million dollar payouts for legal malpractice claims are climbing, and so are the total number of claims for law firms,...
Small Commercial Buyers Moving Online: Who Are They? What Do They Want? June 26, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson
Car Thefts Up for First Time in Years June 26, 2013 By Kathleen Chaykowski U.S. auto thefts probably rose in 2012 after eight straight years of declines as criminals took advantage of California’s budget...
Kentucky to Study Laws Meant to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse June 26, 2013 Kentucky officials will start a yearlong study next month to determine the effects of controversial new laws designed to curb...
West Virginia Pays Millions for Prison Misconduct Claims June 25, 2013 Sexual misconduct claims at prisons and regional jails have cost West Virginia nearly $12 million over the last decade. Board...