In the era when cowboys and gold panners roamed, the West was characterized as a wild yet adventurous place to live. Judging by 2006’s insurance industry headlines, those sentiments don’t seem to have changed. In the past year, agents and …
Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson’s office will propose legislation to expand his Consumer Protection Unit’s prosecutorial authority. In a release, Edmondson said a case he recently filed, which concerns identity theft and fraud, highlights the need for the new law. …
The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has begun to offer an admitted excess flood insurance product to homeowners policyholders who face either inland or coastal exposures in 15 jurisdictions, including California, Connecticut, Illinois, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York …
The winter storm that struck the Pacific Northwest last week is responsible for 14 deaths and is receiving the unfortunate recognition of the worst winter storm in 13 years, according to catastrophe risk modeling company AIR Worldwide Corp.’s recent estimate …
Electronic ID cards, surveillance cameras and metal detectors are fixtures in high-rise office buildings, but experts say with thousands whizzing through the revolving doors each day, it’s impossible to guarantee workers’ safety. More than five years after Sept. 11, security …
Trailers packed with cots and medical supplies are parked in secret locations around Colorado, ready for doctors to open makeshift hospitals in school gyms if a flu pandemic strikes. Parts of southeastern Washington are considering drive-thru flu shots during a …
Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson recently issued a consumer alert warning customers of First State Bank in Ketchum about a scam currently being perpetrated in the area. Edmondson issued the warning after the bank received about 10 complaints from customers …
A new report from Standard & Poor’s Equity Research – European Investment Outlook – Riding A Wave Of Volatility – foresees the volume of mergers and acquisition in Europe exceeding the €1.3 trillion [$1.7 trillion] generated by the end of …
Specialty insurance underwriter Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc., is expanding its Tech//404 liability product for health care organizations in response to increasing exposure to network security and data privacy losses. According to Darwin, Tech//404 for health care organizations is the first …
The Insurance Skills Center plans to host several continuing education courses on litigation at its 15th annual Palm Springs Getaway, to be held Jan. 26-27, 2007. According to ISC, the first day of continuing education courses will focus on what …
