Car Owners to Continue Fight With GM for Billions After Bankruptcy Ruling April 17, 2015 By Linda Sandler and Margaret Cronin Fisk General Motors Co. car owners will still seek $7.5 billion for the diminished value of recalled vehicles, despite a ruling...
Senate Panel OKs Changes to Michigan Auto Insurance Law April 17, 2015 By DAVID EGGERT A legislative panel on Wednesday quickly approved changes to Michigan’s auto insurance law, voting to reduce how much insurers pay...
Men Indicted for Causing Train Wreck in Insurance Fraud Scheme April 17, 2015 Two men in South Carolina face seven federal charges after authorities say they parked a car on train tracks, causing...
Florida’s Hurricane-Free Run Has Insurer Bracing for Storms April 17, 2015 Florida hasn’t been hit by a hurricane since 2005, the longest stretch in more than a century. Its state-run property...
Washington Contractor Ordered to Pay $1M in Workers’ Comp Premiums, Fines April 17, 2015 A former drywall contractor in Walla Walla, Wash., must pay more than $1 million in delinquent workers’ compensation premiums and...
Target Announces $19M Data Breach Settlement With MasterCard April 17, 2015 Target Corp said it had agreed to reimburse about $19 million to financial institutions that had issued MasterCard-branded cards that...
Judge Rules Bankruptcy Shields GM From Some Ignition Switch Suits April 16, 2015 By Jessica Dye and Nick Brown General Motors Co will not have to face dozens of lawsuits accusing it of concealing an ignition-switch defect that led...
Pinkes Appointed Executive VP of CNA Worldwide P/C Claim April 16, 2015 CNA Financial Corporation announced the appointment of Andrew Pinkes as executive vice president of Worldwide Property & Casualty Claim, effective...
Cramped Airline Seats Could Endanger Passengers During Evacuation April 16, 2015 By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ The shrinking space on airplanes is surely uncomfortable, but it might also be dangerous for passengers’ health and safety. Planes...
Louisiana to Include Sinkholes in Disaster Planning April 16, 2015 Sinkholes will be recognized as threats in the state’s updated hazard mitigation plan. The Daily Comet reports the state is...