| 1. | MetLife Auto & Home Launches Combo Package Policy in 28 States
Mar 18, 2011 -- MetLife Auto & Home has will roll out its personal lines "combo" policy into 28 new states over the course of 2011. The policy combines multiple insurance products into one package with one bill and one renewal date. The new offering ... |
| 2. | Worker at Rhode Island Business Dies
Mar 17, 2011 -- Authorities say they are investigating the death of a worker at a North Kingstown company. Police say the 26-year-old man was moving equipment at Composite Rigging Co. on Tuesday when a cable snapped and hit him in the head. He was pronounced dead ... |
| 3. | Dad of Gas-Soaked Stun Gun Victim Sues Pennsylvania Police
Mar 17, 2011 -- The father of a Pennsylvania man who had soaked himself in gasoline during a domestic dispute is suing the Pennsylvania State Police because his son caught fire and died when a trooper used a stun gun to subdue him. Shawn Mohney's federal civil ... |
| 4. | U.S. Western Tsunami Losses Climb
Mar 16, 2011 -- As states in the West clean up tsunami damage, loss estimates are climbing, according to local officials. In Hawaii, the estimate — tallied by Gov. Neil Abercrombie's office to be in the millions — combines damage to homes, businesses, hotels, ... |
| 5. | Arkansas Earthquakes Decline After Injection Well Closures
Mar 16, 2011 -- The number and strength of earthquakes in central Arkansas have noticeably dropped since the shutdown of two injection wells in the area, although a state researcher says it's too early to draw any conclusions. "We have definitely noticed a ... |
| 6. | Many Unemployed Rejected by Individual Health Insurance Market: Study
Mar 16, 2011 -- Of the 43 million working-age adults who lost jobs during the recession in the past two years, about nine million, or 20 percent, ended up without insurance, according to a new study. The nine million left without insurance represented 57 percent of ... |
| 7. | Debate Begins: Will Japan Disaster Raise Insurance Rates?
Mar 16, 2011 -- Losses from the Japanese earthquake will reduce insurers' capital reserves, insurance brokers said Tuesday, as sector shares continued their sharp declines on fears the disaster's size could grow. Ace, a leading insurer and reinsurer, warned the ... |
| 8. | Jury: North Minneapolis Blogger Must Pay $60K in Damages
Mar 15, 2011 -- A jury says a north Minneapolis, Minn., blogger must pay $60,000 in damages to a community leader who was fired from the University of Minnesota after a blog post. The Hennepin County civil jury found that an "Adventures of Johnny Northside" ... |
| 9. | Western U.S. Tsunami Damage Exceeds $50 Million
Mar 14, 2011 -- Tsunami waves following Japan's massive earthquake are estimated to have caused more than $50 million in damage in the Western United States, according to local officials. In Hawaii, Gov. Neil Abercrombie issued an emergency proclamation that will ... |
| 10. | Progressive Goes National with Usage-Based ‘Snapshot’ Car Insurance Program
Mar 14, 2011 -- Progressive has begun national advertising for its "Pay-As-You-Drive" program, Snapshot, which offers drivers discounts of as much as 30 percent based on real-time analysis of their driving habits. Over the past few years Progressive has been ... |
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