Monthly Archives: <span>December 2014</span>

Florida Equine Center Settles with Horse Feed Maker Over Poisonings

A Florida equestrian center where 22 horses were poisoned by tainted feed has reached a settlement with the company that produced and sold the feed. Two horses had to be euthanized last Friday, bringing the death toll at Masterpiece Equestrian …

Crowded Skies in Southeast Asia Put Stress on Pilots, Air Traffic Controllers

The sheer volume of flights in the skies over Southeast Asia is putting pressure on outdated air traffic control and on pilots to take risky unilateral action in crises such as that possibly faced by AirAsia Flight QZ8501. Pilots who …

Adverse Weather Hinders Efforts to Recover AirAsia Flight Data Recorders

Indonesian authorities began deploying divers to find debris from the crashed AirAsia Bhd. jetliner as a day of adverse weather hindered efforts to find the plane’s black boxes. Searchers recovered seven bodies so far, including that of a female flight …

Most Popular Insurance Journal International Stories of 2014

Listed below are 10 of the most popular articles that appeared in the international section on Insurance Journal in 2014 in no particular order: Somali Pirates Driven Off in First Attack of 2014 – After this first setback, it was …

New OSHA Reporting Rules on Workplace Deaths, Hospitalizations in Effect Jan. 1

Effective January 1, 2015, all employers under the jurisdiction of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will be required to report all work-related fatalities within eight hours and all in-patient hospitalizations, amputations and losses of an eye within 24 hours …

Most Popular Insurance Journal Southeast Stories of 2014

In 2014, Southeast readers of InsuranceJournal.com made news about Florida insurers, courts and politics along with North Carolina storms and homeowners insurance among the most popular stories of the year. With an understanding that stories appearing later in the year …

Fred C. Church Insurance Announces New Leadership in Massachusetts

Fred C. Church Insurance, an independent insurance agency in Lowell, Massachusetts, has appointed Mike Reilly as president and Chris Duble as chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1.

West Virginia Insurance Board Director Jones Retires

The executive director of the West Virginia Board of Risk and Insurance Management is stepping down this week. Chuck Jones will retire on Wednesday, which will be his 68th birthday. Jones has served as executive director for 20 years. He …

Integro Re Hires Leotta as Principal in New York

Integro Re, the reinsurance division of insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro Ltd., has hired Joseph Leotta as a principal in New York. Leotta joins Integro Re from Falvey Insurance Group, where he served as senior vice president for …

Conn. Regulator: TRIA Renewal Must Be a Top Priority for New Congress

Connecticut’s deputy insurance commissioner sent a letter to the state’s Congressional delegates last week, asking that the delegation impress upon its leadership in the House and Senate the urgency with which the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) must be reauthorized …