Insurance News from October 17, 2007
News
Senate Flood Insurance Bill Keeps Current Limits, Omits Wind Coverage
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has approved legislation to reform the National Flood...
International News
Lord Levene Castigates U.S. Failure to Reform Reinsurance Collateral Regs
He's said it before, and he's said again. In a forceful open letter printed in the...
East News
D&O Insurer Asks N.Y. Court to Confirm Tyco Chief Owes $2 MIllion
A British insurance company has asked a New York state court to confirm an arbitration...
West News
Colo. Farms Ordered to Surrender Records in Insurance Investigation
Three San Luis Valley, Colo., farms have been ordered to turn over records to a federal...
Southeast News
Jury Orders DuPont to Pay $55.5 Million to Cleanup West Virginia
DuPont Co. should pay about $55.5 million for property cleanup claims arising from a...
Texas / South Central News
Lawyer: Ex-La. Citizens Chief Will Refuse to Testify Before Panel
The former head of Louisiana's state-backed "insurer of last resort" will refuse to...
Midwest News
Minn. Couple Files Lawsuit Against Cargill, Neb. Beef in E. Coli Cases
An Inver Grove Heights, Minn. couple filed a lawsuit Monday against Cargill Meat...