October 4, 2010
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 …
October 4, 2010
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 …
October 4, 2010
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 …
October 4, 2010
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 …
October 4, 2010
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 …
October 4, 2010
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 …
October 1, 2010
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 …
September 30, 2010
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 …
September 29, 2010
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 …
September 29, 2010
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, …