One Year Later, Gulf States Still Grappling with BP Oil Disaster April 15, 2011 By Anna Driver and Matthew Bigg When a BP oil rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico last April, killing 11 workers, authorities first...
Investors Suing Banks Gain Ammunition with Senate Report April 15, 2011 By Jonathan Stempel and Tom Hals Pigs. Unicorns. Money? A scathing U.S. Senate panel report faulting Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Deutsche Bank AG and others for...
Murdoch News Corp. Hacking Scandal Claims Mount April 15, 2011 By Georgina Prodhan public apology from Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper arm, designed to contain an escalating phone-hacking scandal, looked to have failed after...
U.S. Oversight Council Urged to Be More Transparent April 15, 2011 By Christopher Doering and Rachelle Younglai The U.S. risk council is hiding documents and needs to be more transparent in how it chooses which insurers and...
Japan Plans State-Backed Insurer to Save TEPCO April 15, 2011 By Tim Kelly and David Dolan Japan plans to set up a government-backed insurance fund to put money into Tokyo Electric Power and pay compensation stemming...
Texas Wind Insurance Pool Selects Polak as Interim General Manager April 14, 2011 The board of the insurer of last resort for property along the Texas coast has selected John Polak as the...
Survey Shows Opportunity for Carriers to Support Agents in Social Media April 14, 2011 The majority of agents and brokers say using social media is important for business, yet many report not using social...
Glatfelter Independent School Bus Program Expands to Additional States April 14, 2011 Glatfelter Public Practice, a division of Glatfelter Insurance Group, has expanded the marketing territory of its SafetyFIRST program for independent...
Synergy Professional Associates Launches Small Firm Lawyers E&O Program April 14, 2011 Synergy Professional Associates has a new lawyers professional liability program, which focuses on small firms with a specialty in intellectual...
Florida Jury Rules State Farm Driver Owed $3 Million in Lawsuit April 14, 2011 A middle school teacher in Florida has been award $3 million in damages after a jury found State Farm refused...