There’s mixed reaction in Georgia from drivers to a proposal from a federal agency’s call for states to lower their blood-alcohol limits. The National Transportation and Safety Board made waves with its call for a 0.05 limit, down from the …
A wrongful death lawsuit claims Bethune-Cookman University failed to stop fraternity hazing that led to the death of a Marching Wildcat band member. Marcus Thomas died in February 2012 when the car in which he was riding crashed into a …
XL Group announced the creation of a new Global Programs Center of Excellence and welcomed Kevin Strong as its Global Programs Manager. He will lead a team comprised of professionals from Asia, Europe and North America, which “will work with …
Allstate Corp. and Citigroup Inc. agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the insurer in New York state court accusing the bank of fraudulently selling hundreds of millions of dollars of mortgage-backed securities. Allstate, the largest publicly traded U.S. home …
Shipping along the Arctic northern sea route is set to grow more than 30-fold over the next eight years and could account for a quarter of the cargo traffic between Europe and Asia by 2030, experts said on Wednesday. With …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said that its rating on Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., currently ‘BBB+’ with a stable outlook, is unaffected by the recent announcement that David Cash has stepped down as the company’s CEO and as a member …
Hurricane Barbara hit Mexico’s southern Pacific coast on Wednesday, flooding roads, toppling trees and killing two men before weakening to a tropical storm as it moved inland. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Barbara, which had earlier moved close to …
This post is part of a series on insurance marketing and training sponsored by Astonish. We’ve all heard the same objections over and over again from prospects when trying to sell them insurance. Sometimes it’s an objection to price. Sometimes …
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says he fears some people won’t be able to get health insurance when enrollment under the federal law opens in October. The Affordable Care Act was designed to provide affordable health insurance coverage to Americans …
Employees will be eligible for significantly lower premiums on the health insurance they buy through their employers if they participate in “workplace wellness programs,” even if they don’t improve their health, U.S. regulators said on Wednesday. The Affordable Care Act, …
