Insurance News from October 22, 2008
News
Towers Perrin Sees P/C Insurer Surplus Decline of 8% for Q3
The U.S. property/ casualty industry's reported statutory surplus at the end of the...
International News
Everest Re Reports $233 Million Q3 Net Loss; $2.2 Million for 9 Months
The Bermuda-based Everest Re Group reported third quarter 2008 after-tax operating...
East News
Virginia Workplace Fatalities Drop 15 Percent
Workplace fatalities in Virginia dropped 15 percent in 2007 to their lowest level since...
West News
Oregon Proposes Sharing Wildfire Costs
The only sure things about wildfires is that they will cost more to put out than they...
Southeast News
Police: Georgia Woman Tried to Set Home on Fire
Police said a woman in East Point, Ga. tried to set her home on fire while her child...
Texas / South Central News
Louisiana Money Laundering Case Deliberations Resume
A jury of six men and six women in New Orleans resumed deliberations Oct. 21 in the...
Midwest News
Cleveland Court Tosses 30,000 Asbestos Lawsuits
County judges in Cleveland, Ohio have tossed more than 30,000 asbestos injury claims to...