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Hartford, Conn.-based Specialty Risk Services (SRS) has appointed David Santschi as vice president, account management, for the Northeast and Southeast... Read More

A U.S. federal judge ordered insurer Lloyd’s of London Tuesday to pay for alleged swindler Allen Stanford’s defense. Stanford and... Read More

Toyota Motor Corp. said it will suspend sales in North America of eight models involved in recall, a move that... Read More

In a victory for ratings agencies, a U.S. judge Tuesday dismissed claims against Moody’s Corp. and McGraw-Hill’s Standard & Poor’s... Read More

Although insurance carriers care deeply about the approval ratings from their policyholders, claims responses to claimant complaints are often stodgy,... Read More

Property/casualty insurance provider, Zurich, has named Steve Gillen as global head of Marine Claims. Gillen will work closely with regional... Read More

The U.S. government Tuesday banned hand-held “texting” by drivers of large commercial trucks and buses to avoid the danger of... Read More

The Travelers Cos. saw its fourth-quarter profits climb 60 percent, driven largely by investment gains. The insurer posted record net... Read More

Wells Fargo & Co. shareholders last Thursday sued officers and directors of the fourth-largest U.S. bank, accusing them of embroiling... Read More

Toyota Motor Corp. built its reputation in the U.S. as a maker of safe and dependable vehicles, but the quality... Read More