January 23, 2013
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is planning a $30 million expansion at its Ruckersville campus. Chief administrative officer Joe Nolan tells The Daily Progress that the project includes a new, larger outdoor test track and a new indoor test …
January 23, 2013
A father suing Fresno County claims social workers in the central California region didn’t protect his 10-year-old son who was killed by his mother’s boyfriend. Trial begins Tuesday in Joseph Hudson’s civil suit claiming Child Protective Services workers knew boyfriend …
January 23, 2013
An online dating service says a Las Vegas woman has no legal basis for her lawsuit seeking $10 million after she was matched with a man who hid in her garage and brutally attacked her. Mary Kay Beckman filed suit …
January 23, 2013
The star prosecution witness in the trial of convicted Texas financier R. Allen Stanford was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison for helping to bilk investors out of more than $7 billion in one of the biggest Ponzi schemes …
January 23, 2013
Channel Harvest Research, in partnership with Insurance Journal, has launched a major new study in the independent agency system, probing agents’ attitudes toward insurance carrier relationships and, in particular, the companies they represent. The research is aimed at providing carriers …
January 23, 2013
Three Tennessee counties will begin issuing secure driver’s licenses this spring in an effort to crack down on fraud. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported that the new process for licenses is being piloted at the Hamilton County Clerk’s office, …
January 23, 2013
The new CEO of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) says there is a limited role for the federal government in insurance in partnership with state regulators but there is “no need for dual regulation.” Ben Nelson, former U.S. …
January 23, 2013
Many property/casualty insurers are beginning to implement pending Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) regulatory requirements in advance of their 2015 effective date and finding the process can be a valuable business tool. Those developing ORSA-like processes even include insurers …
January 23, 2013
Travelers Cos. Inc.’s quarterly profit handily beat Wall Street expectations as it charged more for insurance coverage while holding on to its customers, sending its shares up as much as 5 percent to an all-time high. Travelers, a Dow Jones …
January 23, 2013
Prime Minister David Cameron promised on Wednesday to give Britons a referendum choice on whether to stay in the European Union or leave if he wins an election in 2015, placing a question mark over Britain’s membership for years. Cameron …