The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled that Knoxville isn’t liable for a tree that fell on and killed a woman driving on a city street. Judge Thomas R. Frierson wrote for the court that even if the city knew …
Is peewee football too early to wonder about concussions? Maybe not: A major report says far too little is known about the risks in youth sports, especially for athletes who suit up before high school. And it’s not just a …
A requirement of President Barack Obama’s health care law that group insurance plans cover contraceptives may violate religious freedom, a U.S. appeals court said, widening a split among the circuits and making it more probable the U.S. Supreme Court will …
Japan will receive international help with the cleanup at the Fukushima atomic station once it joins an existing treaty that defines liability for accidents at nuclear plants, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said. The treaty, known as the Convention on …
Lockton (MENA) Ltd. has named Tony Saada as chief executive officer. He will be responsible for developing and serving Lockton’s rapidly expanding client base in the Middle East and North Africa region. Prior to his appointment, Saada spent 27 years …
A Canadian National Railway Co. train carrying lumber and sulfur dioxide derailed in the Western Canadian province of Alberta on Sunday, but there were no injuries or spills of dangerous goods, a spokesman for the railway said. Rail safety has …
Karen Clark & Company (KCC), independent experts in catastrophe risk, catastrophe models and catastrophe risk management, issued a report in conjunction with the one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. One of the issues the report looks at is why the storm …
AssuredPartners Inc., through its subsidiary AssuredPartners of New Jersey, acquired Eastern Insurance Acquisition Agency (D/B/A Eastern Insurance Group) in Pennsylvania. Eastern Insurance Group specializes in commercial insurance, personal insurance and life, health and employee benefit programs for individuals and businesses. …
Chicago-based national wholesale insurance broker R-T Specialty said it has agreed to merge with another wholesale broker Westrope, based in Kansas City, Missouri. Westrope has a national presence with concentrations in the Midwest, Southeast and Southwest. Westrope generates premiums of …
President Barack Obama chose the site where Massachusetts’ health care system became law to promote his signature health insurance program, arguing that the state plan also faced initial setbacks and low enrollment but in time gained popularity and became a …
