BP Oil Lingering on Gulf Coast Floor Could Pose Long-Term Risk September 22, 2011 By Jay Reeves Tar balls washed onto Gulf of Mexico beaches by Tropical Storm Lee earlier this month show that oil left over...
AIG Appoints Former IRS Attorney as Deputy Tax Director September 22, 2011 American International Group Inc. (AIG) has hired Clarissa Potter, former deputy chief counsel at U.S. Internal Revenue Service and former...
Freedom Specialty Hires Cyber Liability Products Director September 22, 2011 New York-based Freedom Specialty Insurance Co. appointed John Merchant as director of network security, data privacy and technology risk. In...
Mass. High Court Upholds Charging Fees for Traffic Ticket Appeals September 22, 2011 By Young Ha The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that charging filing fees to residents appealing traffic tickets does not violate equal protection....
House Defeats Bill Funding Government; FEMA, Flood Insurance in Doubt September 22, 2011 By Andy Sullivan The House of Representatives unexpectedly defeated a bill that would fund the federal government [including the federal flood insurance program]...
How Federal Reserve’s Move Hurts Life Insurers September 22, 2011 By Ben Berkowitz The Federal Reserve’s latest move to stimulate credit for consumers and businesses, known as Operation Twist, is likely to threaten...
Insurance Journal Names Trammell as South Central/Texas Advertising Rep September 22, 2011 Wells Publishing has named Mindy Trammell as its new advertising sales representative in the South Central/Texas region for its flagship...
Hurricane Center Tracking TS Ophelia; Poses No Immediate Threat September 22, 2011 The National Hurricane Center in Miami is currently tracking the season’s latest named storm, Ophelia, the 15th of the current...
AIR Report: Typhoon Roke Now Offshore; Passed Tokyo with Heavy Rain September 22, 2011 According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, after crossing over more than 350 kilometers [219 miles] of the main Japanese...
Wilford to Head Willis Global Aerospace; Smaje is New CEO; Hanrahan, President September 22, 2011 Willis Group Holdings plc announced that Mark Wilford, currently Director of Risk at Rolls-Royce Group plc, has been appointed Chairman...