Chubb, LoJack Announce Deal
Caroline McDonald
Chubb, LoJack Announce DealThe Chubb Group of Insurance Companies said it would offer policy incentives to construction firm customers that install LoJack locator beacons in ...
Caroline McDonald
Chubb, LoJack Announce DealThe Chubb Group of Insurance Companies said it would offer policy incentives to construction firm customers that install LoJack locator beacons in ...
Nick Flynn
Asbestos: Unending Liability (Even In Less Litigious U.K.)The fact that "asbestos" is the ancient Greek word for "unending" is entirely appropriate because the compensation claims ...
Steven Brostoff
GAO Assesses Malpractice Crisis Affects Washington The medical malpractice liability system does not appear to have a widespread impact on access to health care, according ...
John Eager
Massive Blackout Should Serve As Wakeup Call For Disaster ManagementAmericans expect the lights to go on when we flick the switch. We can tolerate the ...
Gary Mogel
Allstate Faces Age Bias ChargeIn late August, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found Northbrook, Ill.-based Allstate Insurance Company guilty of age discrimination against 6,200 agents.A ...
Gary S. Mogel
Silica Isnt the Next AsbestosAlthough it is not and probably never will be the problem that asbestos is for businesses and insurers, silica-related claims and ...
Steven Brostoff
Reject Asbestos Bill, Insurance Execs SayWashington The insurance industry must present a united front in opposing S. 1125, the "hopelessly flawed" asbestos litigation reform bill, ...
Steven Brostoff
Asbestos Fixes At State Level; Groups Look To Michigan For Inactive Docket TestWashington Facing the prospect of further bankruptcies and continuing Congressional gridlock, insurance and ...
Michael Ha
Rating Firms Eye Royal & SunAllianceRating firms said Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Group plcs decision to sell off substantial U.S. renewal rights, a reserve strengthening ...
staff Writer
Marsh Study Sees Lower Limits, More ExpenseMany businesses trimmed back their liability coverage last year, widening the gap between their potential risks and the amount ...
Michael K. Mccracken
Say What You Mean and Mean What You SayThe March Hare advised Alice in Wonderland to "say what you mean."Alice responded, "At least I mean ...
Daniel Hays
Insurance Head To Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy court has become a key legal battleground for insurers fighting an avalanche of asbestos claims, attorneys who defend the carriers ...
staff Writer
Make Punishment Fit The Crime At this point, its a rare person or company that has not been touchedmeaning annoyed or, even worse, crippledby one ...
Mark E. Ruquet
Judge Gives Go Ahead On 9/11 SuitsA federal judge is allowing a suit by victims families against airline carriers, airport operators, security agencies and Boeing ...
Lisa S. Howard
Who Blinks First? Reinsurers, Cedents?International EditorMonte Carlo Who will blink first during the coming January renewals? The reinsurers want to maintain hard market rates while ...
Lisa S. Howard
European Asbestos Woes Far From OverInternational Editor The recent announcement by Royal & SunAlliance that it had a deficit in its asbestos-related reserves on both ...
Michael Ha
Taiwan Issues Earthquake CAT BondNew York Late last month, Taiwan became the first government entity to sell an earthquake catastrophe bond to provide a form ...
Gary S. Mogel
SEC Filings Show Corporations Inundated With Asbestos ClaimsDisclosures by public corporations in their second-quarter 10-Q reports submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission hammer home ...
Michael Ha
SEC: AIG To Pay $10 M Fraud PenaltyNew York-based insurance giant American International Group Inc. agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty to settle ...
Mark E. Ruquet
Asbestos Contractors Insurance Market Stable, But Could Mold Take Its Place?Countering the trends in the rest of the hardening insurance market, the availability of general ...
Daniel Hays
Insurers Suing Al Qaida, Saudis, Others For $300 BFive insurance groups filed federal lawsuits today, seeking to recover more than $300 billion for losses from ...
Lisa S. Howard
U.S. Reinsurers 6 Month Results ImproveInternational Editor U.S. reinsurance results improved for the six-month period ended June 30, with a group of 30 U.S. reinsurers ...