Terrorism News

Tenn.: Checks Find 596 Safety Violations Statewide

A truck safety inspection crackdown has resulted in 596 violations found and 66 rigs taken off the road. The Tennessee Highway Patrol led the operation at seven sites across the state last week. Operation United STOP (Strategic Transportation Observation & …

NCCI Reiterates “Optimistic but Cautious” Outlook for Workers Comp

The workers compensation calendar year combined ratio stands at 96.5 percent β€” the best underwriting result in at least 30 years and the first underwriting profit for the line since 1995 according to NCCI Holdings Inc.’s annual “State of the …

Lloyd’s Report Warns of Threats from ‘Political Violence’

A new report from Lloyd’s and the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has found that global businesses are becoming increasingly concerned about risks from political violence. However, too little has been done to analyze those risks and to “really understand” their …

Double Duty: Agent-Soldiers Who Serve Their Country and Their Customers

Twenty-nine year old Peter Webb served his country in the U.S. Marines for eight years. Since then, Sergeant Webb has spent four years serving small businesses as an account manager and producer for an Oklahoma City independent agency. Now just …

Violence in schools: Having a plan is key to survival

It’s a parent’s worst nightmare: worrying about the safety of a child. But many parents were thrown into that situation on April 16. As the nation well knows by now, on that day, student Seung-Hui Cho unleashed 170 rounds from …

Congress should consider “guiding principles” for TRIEA

The Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism and the American Insurance Association jointly announced on April 24 that the two organizations have agreed on a set of common principles to be considered by Congress as it prepares to take up legislation …

Congress should consider “guiding principles” for TRIEA

The Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism (CIAT) and the American Insurance Association (AIA) jointly announced on April 24 that the two organizations have agreed on a set of common principles to be considered by Congress as it prepares to take …

10 Mass. ruling revives possibility of auto assigned risk plan

Commissioner Burnes surprises industry by keeping issue alive 10 Neighbors seek to drain N.Y. City’s reservoirs to stem flooding But city officials worry about the risk of a summer drought 10 Study questions insurance cost effect on Pa. doctor supply …

Declarations

Sometimes a plaintiff “While the state is often a defendant in civil cases, and we welcome reform efforts in many regards, it is important to remember that the state is sometimes a plaintiff. … Our ability to pursue actions on …

Congress should consider ‘guiding principles’ for TRIEA

The Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism (CIAT) and the American Insurance Association (AIA) jointly announced on April 24 that the two organizations have agreed on a set of common principles to be considered by Congress as it prepares to take …