Insurance News from February 26, 2008
News
Pension Plans Sue Yahoo Over Spurning of Microsoft Offer
Attorneys for two municipal pension funds have filed a lawsuit against Yahoo Inc. and...
International News
QBE Net Profits up 30% to US$1.786 Billion
Australia's QBE Insurance Group announced that operating profit after tax for the year...
East News
Fire Officials Gather in Manhattan for High-Rise Fire Tests
Firefighters, fire experts and engineers are converging on New York's Governors Island...
West News
Charges Against Rep. Renzi of Ariz. Include Land Swap, Insurance Fraud
Republican U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi of Arizona has been indicted on a slew of public...
Southeast News
Explosion Damages Strip Mall in Stone Mountain, Ga.
In Georgia, DeKalb County authorities are investigating the cause of an explosion and...
Texas / South Central News
Nursing Home Evacuated as Fires Burn Thousands of Acres in Texas
The Texas Forest Service and local volunteer firefighters battled huge grassfires...
Midwest News
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Law Limiting Product Liability Suits
The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday, Feb. 21 upheld a state law that sets a deadline for...