Delaware News

Pa. Med-Mal ‘Crisis’ Over But Doctors Still Worried About Costs and Access

Five years after the latest medical malpractice insurance “crisis” began to roil Pennsylvania and other parts of the nation, some say a balance has returned to the system here. But doctors and hospital executives continue to worry that high malpractice …

From New England to Virginia, Courts Made Insurance Headlines in 2005

From Maine to Virginia, many of the insurance headlines in 2005 dealt with compensation and reinsurance probes, just as they did across the country, casting the industry’s reputation in a bad light. But much of the most interesting regional and …

States Balk at Automakers’ Liability Shield Under New Roof Standard

Twenty-six state attorneys general, concerned about a federal proposal to strengthen the roofs of motor vehicles, have urged the government to abandon language that could prevent people from suing automakers. The state officials took issue with part of a proposed …

Federal Law Puts Brakes on Vicarious Liability for Auto Rental Firms

Recent N.Y. $21 Million Award May Be Last of Its Kind in the Nation A New York court’s $21 million award last month to a young Wall Street trader paralyzed in an accident involving a Budget Rent-a-Car vehicle may be …

Why Mass. Should Keep Its Current Auto System with State-Set Rates

The State’s Independent Agents Explain Why They Oppose a Switch to Competitive Rating I agree with Gov. Romney that improving road designs, dangerous intersections and combating fraud will go a long way to lowering automobile insurance rates in the Commonwealth …

Federal Law Drives Away Vicarious Liability for Auto Rental Firms

Recent N.Y. $21 Million Jury Award May Be Last of Its Kind in the Nation A New York court’s $21 million award last month to a young Wall Street trader paralyzed in an accident involving a Budget Rent-a-Car vehicle may …

People & Places

Dan Carmichael Ohio Casualty Corporation has completed a new five-year agreement with its current president and chief executive officer, Dan R. Carmichael. The prior contract with Carmichael was to expire on Dec. 31, 2005. Seth Davis Carmichael joined Ohio Casualty …

Federal Law Puts Brakes on Vicarious Liability for Auto Rental Firms

A New York court’s $21 million award last month to a young Wall Street trader paralyzed in an accident involving a Budget Rent-a-Car vehicle may be one of the last of its kind. Inserted among the thousands of road projects …

Why Mass. Should Keep Its Current Auto System with State-Set Rates

I agree with Gov. Romney that improving road designs, dangerous intersections and combating fraud will go a long way to lowering automobile insurance rates in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. But I disagree with his assertion that eliminating our system of …

Federal Law Drives Away Vicarious Liability for Auto Rental Firms

A New York court’s $21 million award last month to a young Wall Street trader paralyzed in an accident involving a Budget Rent-a-Car vehicle may be one of the last of its kind. Inserted among the thousands of road projects …