October 4, 2012
A Christians-only health care ministry must cease operations in Kentucky unless it can get regulatory approval from the state Department of Insurance, a judge ruled this week. The ruling by Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate means Medi-Share, a Florida-based …
October 4, 2012
According to the Aon-sponsored Reputation Review 2012, a report recently issued by Oxford Metrica, an independent analytics and advisory firm, 7 out of 10 companies “measured in the report that were impacted by disasters in 2011.” They lost “more than …
October 4, 2012
The Dodge Dart, the model Chrysler is betting on becoming a top-selling small car, was among four new vehicles on the U.S. market to receive a top crash-test rating by an influential safety group on Wednesday. The 2013 Dart, the …
October 4, 2012
A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a-” to Spain’s Nacional de Reaseguros, S.A., both with stable outlooks. Nacional’s ratings reflect its “strong risk-adjusted capitalization, …
October 4, 2012
The Association of British Insurers is urging a review of the regulations for younger (17 to 24 year-old) drivers, including some new strictures that would require “a minimum one year learning period, restrictions on night time driving and lowering the …
October 4, 2012
The National Hurricane Center in Miami has issued an advisory bulletin for tropical storm Oscar, which is centered about 1245 miles, 2005 km, west-northwest of the Cape Verde Islands. Maximum sustained winds are around 40 mph, 65 km/h, with higher …
October 3, 2012
Irvine, Calif.-based SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Services LLC named Canaan Crouch as a vice president in its Irvine office. Crouch comes from ACE Environmental, where he was an assistant vice president and northwestern regional manager responsible for managing the profit and loss …
October 3, 2012
Ruth Lape of Somerset, Pennsylvania, decided to stop driving in 1999, but it wasn’t because of any limitations that she felt she had. “It was when we moved to Somerset (from Ohio),” she said. “I prefer not to drive because …
October 3, 2012
Rhode Island’s governor has signed a plan designed to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on the state’s roadways. Gov. Lincoln Chafee on Monday signed the Strategic Highway Safety Plan, which focuses on driver behaviors like speeding and impaired driving as …
October 3, 2012
Alteris Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. has launched of an expanded WaterPlus Program in partnership with Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings, AG. WaterPlus, which will be underwritten by Allied World U.S. insurance subsidiaries, is tailored …