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A New Way To Reach Consumers

Fiesta Auto Insurance Combines Insurance and Tax Preparation Services Under One Roof Modeling an insurance agency business after a sandwich shop might sound like an unusual goal, but that’s what John Rost, founder, president of CEO of Fiesta Auto Insurance …

Declarations

A Continuing Objective “Our objective remains the same at AIG, which is to repay taxpayers and position AIG over time as a strong, independent company worthy of investor confidence.” —An anonymous source from American International Group Inc. (AIG) commenting on …

CEA Aims to Improve Value, Affordability of Calif. Earthquake Insurance

Californians might have more reason to retrofit their homes to better withstand a major earthquake, thanks to a recently adopted building code for retrofitting existing structures. The standard, approved in August by the state Building Standards Commission, is the first …

Another Gusher to Cap

New Taxes, Regulations and Red Tape Threaten Future of Small Business After weeks of news bulletins, press conferences and images of oil surging from a blown-out Gulf of Mexico well, we all breathed a sigh of relief when the gusher …

Fight Over Gulf Oil Disaster Liability Heats Up

Scores of attorneys jammed a federal courtroom in New Orleans on Sept. 16 to argue for almost immediate access to emails and other documents from BP Plc and its business partners as the legal fight over the Gulf of Mexico …

Fight Over Gulf Oil Disaster Liability Heats Up

Scores of attorneys jammed a federal courtroom in New Orleans on Sept. 16 to argue for almost immediate access to e-mails and other documents from BP Plc and its business partners as the legal fight over the Gulf of Mexico …

Mexico Could Join Lawsuits Over Gulf Oil Disaster

Mexico’s federal government could join a list of its states suing the companies blamed for the disastrous Gulf oil spill, claiming damage to fishing and tourism, the plaintiffs’ attorney said this week. Earlier this month, three Mexican states sued British …

Many Denied Oil Disaster Claims to Get Second Look

The administrator of BP’s $20 billion fund to compensate people harmed by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says some whose claims were denied will get paid after all. Kenneth Feinberg says the Gulf Coast Claims Facility expects many of …

Lloyd’s CFO Comments on Lower Profits, Investments, Russia Office

As Lloyd’s published its first half results, Luke Savage, the chief financial officer, had a busy day on Tuesday. But he spoke briefly with Insurance Journal on some of the issues the report on the first half raised. As detailed …

Willis Appoints Damiron to Head Mexican Retail Operations

Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, has appointed Hilaire Damiron as the new CEO of Willis Mexico, effective immediately. He has been serving as the interim CEO since August 2009. He is based in Mexico City, Mexico, …