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...
Ratings Recap: Beazley (U.S.), Atradius Trade Credit, HDI-Gerling America December 23, 2010 A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a” of Connecticut-based...
Democratic Congress Productive But Unpopular December 23, 2010 Perhaps never before has a U.S. Congress done more and been liked less than the one controlled by President Barack...
2010’s Top Insurance Stories in the West December 23, 2010 By Patricia-Anne Tom In 2009, independent insurance agents and brokers faced a “perfect storm” with the economic downturn, premiums at a fraction of...
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...
Marsh Agency Buys Pennsylvania’s Trion December 22, 2010 Marsh’s retail agency business has acquired Trion Group Inc., the largest privately held employee benefits specialist in the United States...
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...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Tribeca Strategic Advisors December 22, 2010 Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.announced it has acquired Tribeca Strategic Advisors LLC located in Mesa, Ariz. Terms of...
Alabama Tornado Survivors Still Coping 10 Years Later December 22, 2010 By Katherine K. Lee Whitney Crowder doesn’t remember the day her father died. What happened Dec. 16, 2000, has gone down in state history:...
$81M Punitive Damages in Massachusetts Cigarette Case December 21, 2010 By Rodrique Ngowi A tobacco company that had tried to hook black children on cigarettes was ordered to pay $81 million in punitive...