Senate Bill Would Set Wind-Vs.-Water Insurance Claim Formula May 31, 2011 By Emily Wagster Pettus A U.S. senator from Mississippi is introducing a bill that tries to resolve wind-versus-water insurance disputes for structures wiped out...
Insurance Company Says Tennessee Gay Couple Burned Own Home May 31, 2011 The company that insured a lesbian couple’s home claims the women set a fire that destroyed it. Carole Ann Stutte...
Storm Scientists Assess Year’s Series of Deadly Tornadoes May 31, 2011 By Randolph E. Schmid Storm science has greatly improved tornado warnings in recent years. But if that’s led anyone into a sense of security,...
Air France Crash Investigation Sparks Pilot Mystery May 31, 2011 By Tim Hepher and Gerard Bon A French airliner plunged out of control for four minutes before crashing into the Atlantic in 2009, investigators said, in...
Virulent German E.coli Outbreak Death Toll Rises May 31, 2011 By Annika Breidthardt A virulent form of E.coli bacteria blamed on infected cucumbers from Spain has killed 13 people in Germany and sickened...
Study Forecasts Ice Melt Will Close off Arctic’s Interior Riches May 31, 2011 By Timothy Gardner Global warming will likely open up coastal areas in the Arctic to development but close vast regions of the northern...
Ratings: Benchmark, Repwest, Sooner, Park Assurance, Mariah Re, ACMAT, Kingsway Amigo May 31, 2011 A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent)...
Certificates of Insurance Bill Heads to Texas Governor May 31, 2011 The Texas Legislature has passed a measure that requires regulatory approval of property and casualty certificate of insurance forms provided...
State Farm Storm Claims in Hundreds of Thousands May 31, 2011 State Farm says it has paid almost $1 billion on about 300,000 catastrophe claims from devastating storms across the central...
Workers’ Comp Reform Approved in Illinois Senate May 31, 2011 By Zachary Colman A plan to overhaul workers’ compensation to cut business costs and curb corruption emerged May 28 and was approved by...