Despite the recent Supreme Court ruling in MGM v. Grokster favoring the recording industry over makers of music downloading services, copyright infringement is likely to continue. Recording companies sued Grokster for encouraging users of its peer-to-peer services to download copyrighted …
Asked to evaluate insurers in 16 performance categories, agents in the tri-state region of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey rated 14 insurance companies as overall best performers. The winners, in no particular order, for overall best included: Progressive, Atlantic …
Common sense as well as experience suggest that handling and dialing cell phones while driving compromise safety, and evidence is accumulating that phone conversations also increase crash risk. New research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety quantifies the added …
National Poll Reveals Americans’ Views on Aging: A poll by the MetLife Mature Market Institute conducted by Zogby International shows that 60 percent of Americans believe “old” is age 71 and over, but that 65 percent also wish they were …
With temperatures soaring in many parts of the country, above-ground pools are an appealing option to beat the summer heat. Inflating a pool for use in the back yard may seem simple enough, but there are insurance and safety implications …
Risk Management Solutions released its Global Geocoding Platform and upgraded Global Terrorism Risk and Terrorism Scenario models, which provide insurers and reinsurers with the first worldwide view of their catastrophe risk accumulations. Version 5.0 of the RiskLink and RiskBrowser software …
Two large luxury cars recently earned top ratings in both front and side impact crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The 2005 Audi A6 earned good ratings and “best pick” designations for its performance in both …
Home State Insurance Group’s 13th Annual Spring Round Up in Austin, Texas 2004 Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc.’s Annual Golf Classic 2005 Idaho Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior Classic 2004 New Jersey Young Insurance Professionals’ Annual Golf Open …
87th PGA Championship Tees-Off at Baltusrol in N.J. Needless to say, all eyes surrounding Baltusrol are towards the skies. If the weatherman cooperates, the 87th PGA Championship in Springfield, N.J., could be one for the record books, as the game’s …
Florida homeowners can expect to receive a 6.8 percent increase in their insurance rates to pay for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s deficit, according to Bob Hartwig, chief economist at the Insurance Information Institute in New York. This increase is in …
