Mystery Crashes Spawn Deadliest Year for Air Travel in Nearly a Decade January 8, 2015 By Chris Jasper Three crashes which have yet to be fully explained, involving the most modern airliners in the safest phase of flight,...
Obamacare Tax Stalls ‘Cadillac’ Health Plans January 8, 2015 By Alex Wayne and John Lauerman Large employers are increasingly putting an end to their most generous health-care coverage as a tax on “Cadillac” insurance plans...
Environmental Groups Sue EPA to Force Fracking Chemicals Disclosure January 8, 2015 By Andrew Zajac and Mark Drajem A coalition of advocacy groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for public access to information on toxic chemicals released...
Qatar Re Appoints Speare-Cole Chief Underwriting Officer January 8, 2015 Qatar Re announced the appointment of Alastair Speare-Cole as Chief Underwriting Officer, effective, January 12, 2015. He joins from JLT...
Paris Killings Seen Fueling Anti-Islam Movements in Europe January 8, 2015 By Patrick Donahue The killing of at least 12 people at a French magazine that received threats because of its depiction of Islam...
ANALYSIS: AirAsia Crash Makes Case for Ejectable Black Boxes January 8, 2015 By Allison Lampert and Allison Martell A long-delayed proposal to outfit commercial airliners with ejectable “black box” recorders may have a better chance of being adopted...
Anger Remains Over Pace of New Jersey’s Sandy Recovery January 7, 2015 By Wayne Parry More than two years after Superstorm Sandy hit the Jersey Shore, many residents remain angry and frustrated at the pace...
MGIC Hires Former Wisconsin Regulator Dilweg as Sr. VP – Government Relations January 7, 2015 Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC), the principal subsidiary of MGIC Investment Corporation, has hired former Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Sean Dilweg...
Columbia Insurance Group Promotes LeBlanc to VP, Claims January 7, 2015 Columbia Insurance Group (Columbia), based in Columbia, Mo., has promoted Michael LeBlanc to be vice president of claims, a newly...
Missouri Fines Insurer Nearly $162K for Misstatements to Policyholders January 7, 2015 The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that a regulatory settlement agreement has been reached with Humana Insurance Co. under which...