The specialty insurance holding company said the action was part of an initiative to expand and strengthen its professional liability division and that Ms. Gregorio would be joined by an underwriting

In the latest defeat for a government attempting to use public nuisance law against a lead paint manufacturer, a Wisconsin appeals court ruled last week that the statute does not apply in a case broug

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To recognize independent, multi-line agencies making the most innovative use of technology, National Underwriter--in partnership with the ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum--invites nominations and

New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo agreed that some sort of national insurance regulation is likely on the horizon, but he urged that American International Group not be made into a

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