December 10, 2006
St. George, Utah, is the most secure place in the nation to live, according to the third annual “Most Secure U.S. Places to Live” rankings from Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Group of Companies. The rankings, compiled by www.bestplaces.net, evaluated communities …
December 10, 2006
From almost the moment Gramm-Leach-Bliley was signed into law in late 1999, discussion turned to the question of state or federal regulation for insurers. Debate continues with participants anxiously assessing the impact of this year’s election results on their interests. …
December 10, 2006
Award not warranted “Awarding workers’ compensation death benefits to an estate conflicts with the underlying policy of the workers’ compensation scheme, which is to provide financial support to a worker and a worker’s dependents when the worker suffers job-related injury …
December 10, 2006
The market of last resort may soon become the only option for thousands of policyholders if the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) sunsets and property/casualty carriers stop offering terrorism coverage. With a recent government report suggesting that TRIA should not …
December 10, 2006
News Currents Spurred by intensifying competition, breakthroughs in analytics are transforming insurance markets, according to an industry leader. Sophisticated insurers able to harness large volumes of high-quality data to drive decision making can look forward to a long and prosperous …
December 10, 2006
To determine the appropriate insurance for a commercial client, the first step is a thorough review of the property-protection standards, public and private, in each of the countries where that client has operations. A U.S. company has purchased a manufacturing …
December 10, 2006
From almost the moment Gramm-Leach-Bliley was signed into law in late 1999, discussion turned to the question of state or federal regulation for insurers. Debate continues with participants anxiously assessing the impact of this year’s election results on their interests. …
December 10, 2006
Indiana Insurance, a member of the Liberty Mutual Group and an insurer of public and private schools throughout the Midwest, hosted a free, day-long seminar this fall to help Ohio school officials develop better school safety plans. Recognizing that violence …
December 10, 2006
From almost the moment Gramm-Leach-Bliley was signed into law in late 1999, discussion turned to the question of state or federal regulation for insurers. Debate continues with participants anxiously assessing the impact of this year’s election results on their interests. …
December 10, 2006
By mid-November more than $500 billion in private equity transactions had occurred in 2006, $100 billion in October 2006 alone, according to Andrew Rosen, a partner with private equity firm HM Capital Partners. Dallas, Texas-based HM Capital has a controlling …