| 1. | As More Workers Go Mobile, Workers' Compensation Exposure Grows
Jun 1, 2011 -- Employers who supply their employees with company cell phones, laptops, BlackBerries, iPads and other portable devices could be in for a surprise if an employee is injured while using the device when off-site or off the clock. Insurance claims ... |
| 2. | Drunk, Joyriding Husband Covered by Insurance in Michigan for Crash
May 27, 2011 -- A western Michigan man excluded from his wife's insurance policy still is eligible for benefits in a drunken crash, thanks to a line of court decisions that covers joyriders from the same family. The state appeals court this week reluctantly ... |
| 3. | Florida Reinsurance Renewals Reflect Unsettled Market: Guy Carpenter
Jun 2, 2011 -- The Florida reinsurance renewals on June 1, 2011, experienced a wide range of outcomes, as substantial catastrophe losses combined with two major catastrophe model revisions over the past 16 months led to a volatile renewal season, according to ... |
| 4. | Insurance Company Says Tennessee Gay Couple Burned Own Home
May 31, 2011 -- The company that insured a lesbian couple's home claims the women set a fire that destroyed it. Carole Ann Stutte and Jean Stutte of Vonore filed a lawsuit in February, claiming a former neighbor was responsible for the September 2010 fire. The suit ... |
| 5. | A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of State Auto Insurance Companies
Jun 2, 2011 -- A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A+ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to "a+" from "aa-" of Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Companies (State Auto) and its operating ... |
| 6. | Certificates of Insurance Bill Heads to Texas Governor
May 31, 2011 -- The Texas Legislature has passed a measure that requires regulatory approval of property and casualty certificate of insurance forms provided to insureds as proof of coverage. Certificates of insurance are widely used in commerial insurance, ... |
| 7. | Cell Phone Cancer Report Comes As Supreme Court Weighs Lawsuits
Jun 2, 2011 -- The U.S. Supreme Court is considering the fate of litigation against cell phone makers over safety risks, just as the industry comes under more scrutiny in the wake of a health report from the World Health Organization. A working group of WHO cancer ... |
| 8. | Senate Bill Would Set Wind-Vs.-Water Insurance Claim Formula
May 31, 2011 -- A U.S. senator from Mississippi is introducing a bill that tries to resolve wind-versus-water insurance disputes for structures wiped out by hurricanes. Republican Roger Wicker said that his bill would establish a formula to determine how much ... |
| 9. | Driver of Car Hit by Train is Billed for Damage
Jun 2, 2011 -- Metro-North plans to bill a 40-year-old woman for the damage one of its trains suffered when it struck the woman's car in Milford, Connecticut on Sunday. Metro-North spokeswoman Marjorie Anders says the commuter railroad has determined that Vicki ... |
| 10. | New Jersey Court: Drunk Driver Can Sue Bar that Served Him
June 3, 2011 -- New Jersey's Supreme Court has ruled a convicted drunken driver has the right to sue the bar that served him. Wednesday's 5-2 ruling ... |
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