Lawyers Pursuing Concussion Lawsuits Take Page from Big Tobacco Playbook July 3, 2012 Smokers and pro football players have something in common: They engage in risky behavior that can be potentially harmful to...
RLI, Chubb Among Top P/C Performers: SNL July 2, 2012 RLI Corp. tops the list of property/casualty commercial lines carriers ranked by financial performance for the 12 months ending March...
More Gen Y’ers Passing on Driving July 2, 2012 By Deborah Zabarenko To Shoshana Gurian-Sherman, driving seemed like a huge hassle. “Part of it was laziness,” the 23-year-old Minneapolis resident recalled. “I...
Business Transitions More Risky for Lawyers: Study June 29, 2012 The practice of business transactions presents greater professional liability risk for attorneys than many other areas of practice, a new...
P/C Industry 2011 Loss Reserve Position Sufficient, but Challenged: Conning Research June 27, 2012 The property/casualty industry appears to have sufficient reserves, but older reserves continue to develop adversely in 2011, according to analysis...
Report: Texas Reforms Reduced Costs of Medical Care for Injured Workers June 26, 2012 A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), an independent, not-for-profit research organization based in Cambridge, Mass., says...
P/C Industry Should Not Expect Traditional Hard Market Soon: Hartwig June 26, 2012 Although insurance rates have been drifting upward in recent months, the property/casualty industry is unlikely to see a return to...
Customer Satisfaction with Auto Insurers at New High: J.D. Powers June 26, 2012 Overall customer satisfaction with auto insurance companies has reached an all-time high, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012...
Geico Spends 6.5% of Premiums on Advertising June 26, 2012 Geico, billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s auto insurer, spent far more than property insurance peers on advertising in 2011, both on...
Sea Level Rise Accelerating Along Atlantic Coast, Say Scientists June 25, 2012 Rates of sea level rise are increasing three-to-four times faster along portions of the U.S. Atlantic Coast than globally, according...