Monthly Archives: August 2008

NATIONAL COVERAGE

S&P Says Midwest-Focused Insurers at Risk N2 | Washington Report House Subcommittee Moves Key Federal Bills N4 | Home Insurers...

Figures

$900,000 The amount a Jackson County, Mississippi jury returned in a verdict for a Pascagoula couple who sued their insurer...

West Va. Logger Lawsuits Revived

The West Virginia Supreme Court has revived a pair of lawsuits seeking damages from timber, mining and land companies for...

Fifteen years ago, after the Midwest was swamped with what was pronounced a “100-year” or even a “500-year” flood, some...

Business Moves

Allied World, Darwin Professional Bermuda-based Allied World Assurance Co., Ltd. has agreed to acquire Connecticut-based Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. Darwin...

Declarations

Declarations – Tara Hutchison, spokeswoman for Alabama Gov. Bob Riley, after a judge dismissed most of a lawsuit in which...

People

The Chubb Corp. has made four executives appointments: John J. Degnan has been named vice chairman and chief operating officer....