Standard & Poor’s Ratings announced that it has placed its ratings on the following insurers (and certain related operating subsidiaries and certain holding companies) on CreditWatch with negative implications: • Allianz Group (including the Euler Hermes group) • Aviva Group …
Beginning early next year, independent insurance agents will be able to tap into an online resource designed to connect them with the more than 65 percent of market share in personal lines they are currently missing. The Consumer Agent Portal …
The Supreme Court last week set the schedule for briefs to be filed ahead of hearing arguments in late March over President Barack Obama’s sweeping healthcare overhaul law. The high court agreed to a proposal by the three main parties …
This year’s hurricane season was an unusually costly and damaging one for New York State residents. And as the winter sets in, it will take several more months for people in areas ranging from Adirondack Mountains to Binghamton to get …
The Virginia State Corporation Commission approved on Thursday revisions to the premium levels charged for workers’ comp insurance in Virginia. The changes will become effective April 1, 2012, for new and renewal workers’ comp policies. The approved changes will increase …
A helicopter taking people on a luxury sunset tour of the Las Vegas Strip and Hoover Dam crashed Wednesday, killing the pilot and the four passengers on board, federal authorities said. The aircraft operated by Sundance Helicopters crashed into the …
Two San Diego County hospitals will pay about $375,000 to settle lawsuits claiming they illegally dumped blood, needles and other medical waste in a landfill. The San Diego County district attorney’s office on Wednesday announced settlements with Scripps Health and …
A federal judge has ruled that a Montana blogger was not acting as a journalist when she lambasted an Oregon attorney in online statements that led to a $2.5 million defamation judgment against her. The ruling last week by U.S. …
San Mateo has agreed to pay $55,000 to the family of a 7-year-old special education student who was hit with pepper spray by a police officer. The city reached the settlement in the federal lawsuit filed by the boy’s family …
There will soon be a booze-sipping grotto for grocery and big-box store shoppers in a Southern California city. The Corona City Council voted 3-2 on Wednesday to allow free instructional alcohol tastings in the retail businesses. Sam’s Club and Albertsons …
