January 28, 2013
Drought Concern “There’s a great deal of concern how this drought is going to play out in 2013.” —American Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman said at the opening of the group’s convention in mid-January. The Second Wave “More often than …
January 28, 2013
AIG Will Not Sue Gov’t “AIG will NOT move forward with Starr lawsuit against government or NY Fed, continues to thank America for support.” —A Jan. 9 tweet sent from AIG’s official Twitter account. AIG’s board decided not to join …
January 28, 2013
Drought Concern “There’s a great deal of concern how this drought is going to play out in 2013.” —American Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman said at the opening of the group’s convention in mid-January. A Second Wave “More often than …
January 28, 2013
Halo Effect “Marked by the halo effect of Wal-Mart, this past year created a number of lasting changes in employment law that will continue to alter the legal landscape and litigation strategies for employers in 2013.” —Said Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s …
January 28, 2013
Every Family “We’ve lost a generation of people to prescription pill abuse. It’s a problem that has affected every family in the commonwealth, just about, as far as I can see.” —Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway on his state’s campaign …
January 14, 2013
Cautiously Optimistic “I am cautiously optimistic that it’s a step in the right direction, but it’s the unknowns that concern everybody.” –Christopher Flatt, New York-based Marsh USA Inc.’s workers’ compensation center of excellence leader, said “uncertainty” is a word he …
January 14, 2013
Certain Losses “Those cars are going to be losses.” —U.S. Postal Service spokesman Pete Nowacki said up to 30 postal vehicles and an undetermined number of employee cars were submerged behind a mail-sorting facility in downtown Minneapolis, Minn., after a …
January 14, 2013
Trust, Teachers, Guns “I trust my children to my local teachers and principal every day. I want to give these trusted, responsible educators the ability to defend themselves and our children in the same way any normal parent would, in …
January 14, 2013
Unfair Subsidy “There are a number of drivers who are not adequately assessed at the rates that they should be paying. It is not fair to subsidize somebody else’s bad driving.” –Oyango Snell, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, part …
January 14, 2013
Loss-Prevention Efforts “Heavy losses caused by weather-related natural catastrophes in the USA showed that greater loss-prevention efforts are needed. It would certainly be possible to protect conurbations like New York better from effects of storm surges.” –Munich Re Board member …