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North Carolina Insurance Department Helps Consumers Recover $9 Million
9 Mar 2010 at 12:24pm
Consumers in North Carolina were able to recover more than $9 million from insurance companies in 2009 with the assistance of the state insurance department. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin ...
Utah Considers Changes to Motor Vehicle Insurance Coverage, Liability
9 Mar 2010 at 12:05pm
Utah state Sen. Stephen Urquhart is hoping to change the law on motor vehicle coverage by proposing three bills that would affect uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, liability and ...
Toyota to Investigate Prius California Police Say Accelerated
9 Mar 2010 at 12:02pm
The driver of a 2008 Toyota Prius said his car uncontrollably accelerated to over 90 miles per hour on a San Diego County freeway before a California Highway Patrol officer helped him stop the ...
Two Lawyers Named to Minnesota Auto Insurance Plan Governing Committee
9 Mar 2010 at 11:47am
Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Glenn Wilson has appointed two public members to the governing committee of the Minnesota Automobile Insurance Plan (MAIP). Thomas J. Evenson is an associate with ...
Bermuda Insurers, Reinsurers Oppose State Cat Fund Bill - HR 2555
9 Mar 2010 at 11:08am
The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) has filed an opposition to HR 2555 which, the Association warns would "replace private sector risk bearing capital with government ...
Navigators Expands Professional Liability Team
9 Mar 2010 at 10:49am
Navigators Management Co. Inc., has expanded its professional liability division by hiring several industry experts in the Architects & Engineers Professional Liability arena. Bill Farran has ...
North Carolina Insurance Regulator Launches Mobile Web Site
9 Mar 2010 at 10:36am
Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has launched a mobile version of the North Carolina Department of Insurance's Web site, www.ncdoi.com, to provide a mobile-friendly way for consumers to link ...
Philadelphia's St. Joseph's University Adds Insurance, Double Major Program
9 Mar 2010 at 10:26am
Brian Durkin's academic resume is longer than most. Durkin, who has an associate's degree in accounting, will graduate from Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia this spring with a bachelor of ...
West Virginia Lawmakers Tackle Vacant Buildings, Insurance Liens
9 Mar 2010 at 9:14am
State lawmakers appear ready to increase the independence of West Virginia's local governments, and they aren't waiting on results from an ongoing experiment on the subject. The Senate is expected ...
Google, Facebook Face Heat from Cyber-Bullying Cases
9 Mar 2010 at 9:01am
The Internet was built on freedom of expression. Society wants someone held accountable when that freedom is abused. And major Internet companies like Google and Facebook are finding themselves ...
Supreme Court to Rule If Vaccine Makers Are Immune from Lawsuits
9 Mar 2010 at 8:50am
The Supreme Court said Monday that it would decide whether a federal law protects vaccine manufacturers from lawsuits in state court seeking damages for alleged design defects. The high court ...
Marsh & McLennan Puts Kroll Consulting Up for Sale for $1.3 Billion
9 Mar 2010 at 8:44am
Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc., the No 2. global insurance broker, has put up its security consulting business Kroll up for sale for $1.3 billion and received offers from several major private ...
Feds: New York City Inspector Sold Safety Cards
9 Mar 2010 at 6:58am
A former New York City building inspector has been charged with selling safety certification cards to workers who hadn't received any training. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan accused Michael ...
UK's Jubilee Agency to Underwrite Amateur Auto Race Drivers
9 Mar 2010 at 6:16am
Specialist Lloyd's insurer, Jubilee Managing Agency Limited, has been appointed to provide dedicated amateur motor sport personal accident coverage for amateur race and rally drivers who hold UK ...
European Union to Issue Climate Warning; Tackle CO2 Loopholes
9 Mar 2010 at 6:13am
Loopholes in the United Nations climate treaties could actually amount to an increase in global climate-warming emissions and the chance to rein in temperatures may be slipping away, a draft ...

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