Updated: July 29, 2010, 12:21 pm EDT
How Claims Service Cultivated Insurance for Trees, Landscapes
A seed that was planted when one of the owners discovered that a medium-sized tree on his property would cost as much as $10,000 to replace, and that there was not sufficient ...
Survey: Public Opposes Allowing Policyholder Suits Against Insurers
A majority of Americans believe that laws allowing people to sue their own auto insurance company for punitive damages, in addition to receiving benefits for their insured ...
Why Do Some Tropical Storms Become Hurricanes and Others Don't?
Scientists are launching a major field project next month in the tropical Atlantic Ocean to solve a central mystery of hurricanes: why do certain clusters of tropical ...
Pennsylvania Furniture Store Fire Was Arson, Police Say
A state police fire marshal says arson is to blame for a fire that caused more than $2 million damage at a landmark furniture store in western Pennsylvania.
Rustic Acres ...
Massachusetts Court Changes Slip-and-Fall Liability
In a decision that changes nearly a century's worth of case law, Massachusetts highest court has ruled that property owners can be held liable for snow-related injuries — ...
Firefighters Get Upper Hand on 2 New Jersey Forest Fires
Firefighters gained the upper hand on two forest fires burning in the southern New Jersey Pinelands on Wednesday, with both blazes not expected to grow.
The fires in Bass River ...
Flooded Iowa County Did not Join Flood Insurance Plan
Homes and businesses affected by the Lake Delhi flood in Iowa will not be immediately eligible for federal financial assistance because Delaware County ignored repeated pleas ...
Oil Pipeline Leak Pollutes Michigan River Near Great Lakes
Southern Michigan residents are learning that devastating oil spills aren't limited to the Gulf Coast.
Crews were working July 28 to contain and clean up an estimated 877,000 ...
Iowan to Use Insanity Defense in Insurer Embezzlement Case
A woman accused of embezzling nearly $6 million from West Des Moines, Iowa, insurer Aviva USA will use an insanity defense.
Phyllis Stevens' attorney, William Kutmus, gave ...
Illinois Law Requires Automatic Fire Sprinklers in Fraternities, Sororities
College fraternities and sororities will need to install automatic fire sprinkler systems under a new Illinois law.
The bill signed by Gov. Quinn requires new fraternity and ...
North Carolina Mother, Daughter Charged with Insurance Fraud
A Winterville, North Carolina mother and daughter have been accused of conspiring with one another to alter medical bills and submit them to Farm Bureau Insurance Co. They ...
Texas Mutual Pays $100M in Policyholder Dividends
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. began distributing $100 million in workers' compensation dividends among approximately 38,000 policyholders. Dividends reward loyal policyholders who ...
Crews Work to Cap New Oil Leak Along Louisiana's Coast
Crews are working to cap a new oil leak in a Louisiana coastal inlet after a barge slammed into an abandoned well on July 27, sending a shower of water, natural gas and oil ...
Oregon Finance, Insurance Industry Had Second-Lowest Claims Rate
Oregon's Department of Business and Consumer Services has reported that in 2009, there were 1.2 accepted disabling claims for every 100 employees, which was the same rate in ...
Best Lowers Business Alliance Ratings after Adverse Court Decision
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to 'B+' (Good) from 'B++' (Good) and issuer credit rating to "bbb-" from "bbb" of San Bruno-based Business Alliance ...
Calif. Wildfires Burn 30-Plus Homes, Threaten 150
Two wildfires that erupted and spread quickly near the Mojave Desert have destroyed dozens of homes and forced evacuations in remote areas of California as hundreds of ...
Hawaii Gov. Selects Ito as Insurance Commissioner
Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle has selected Gordon Ito as insurance commissioner to oversee the state's Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Insurance Division. As head of ...
Ten Key Indicators Show 'Global Warming is Undeniable'
Melting glaciers, more humid air and eight other key indicators, show that global warming is undeniable, scientists said Wednesday, citing a new comprehensive review of the ...
Japan Supertanker Probe Reveals Crash Impact
A Japanese supertanker, which triggered fears of an attack in the sensitive Strait of Hormuz oil shipping route, collided with something, possibly a submarine or mine, UAE port ...
S&P Raises Arch Capital Group's Ratings to 'A-'; Outlook Stable
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has raised its counterparty credit rating on Arch Capital Group Ltd. to 'A-' from 'BBB+'. S&P also raised its counterparty credit and ...
Ratings Recap: Skandia, Al Fajer Re
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of 'A '(Excellent) and issuer credit ratings of "a" of Sweden's Skandia Insurance Company Ltd. and Skandia Life ...
MarketScout Features Insurance Industry Leaders at 2010 Entrepreneurial Insurance Symposium
Industry "think tank" focuses on new underwriting and distribution concepts.
Property and Casualty insurance underwriting and distribution are changing dramatically. On ...
Lance Surety Bond Associates Bridges the Surety Gap for Insurance Agencies
July 19, 2010 - Lance Surety Bond Associates Inc., a Doylestown, PA-based surety bond agency able to write bonds in all 50 states, announced that they have launched a campaign ...
Petrosino Named President of City of Hope Insurance Council
Los Angeles - July 16 2010. Gary Petrosino, Executive Vice President of Chubb & Son, has been appointed President of City of Hope's National Insurance Industry Council ...
