A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of “A++” (Superior) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa+” for the Delaware-based General Re Group. Best said the ratings apply to General Reinsurance Corp. (Delaware) and its core …
A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of “A++” (Superior) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “aa+” for Koelnische Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Cologne Re), the German-based subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway’s General Re (See related ratings article in National). …
On Wednesday afternoon, the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento, Calif., refused to overturn a Superior Court ruling that required insurers to comply with the new auto rating regulations. “Once again the courts have ruled that insurers must comply …
The last of five people accused of setting fire to more than two dozen homes under construction in a Charles County, Maryland subdivision pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court. Roy McCann, 23, of Waldorf, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to …
The Georgia High School Association is considering changing regulations to require schools to have a written heat policy and thermometers on the field. The change comes amidst growing criticism from state lawmakers after the Aug. 1 heat stroke death of …
The family of a South Carolina doctor who died during joint-replacement has been awarded $30 million, after a jury found that the hospital and an anesthesiologist were responsible for the death. The award was for actual damages in the 2002 …
A jury in New Jersey has awarded an Atlantic Highlands man $11.2 million for injuries suffered when a cargo container fell off a truck and onto the driver’s side of his car. Paul Dolan, 42, sued Piscataway-based Hapag-Lloyd America Corp., …
The purchase of flood insurance in New Hampshire has risen by 26.2 percent since May of last year — a jump attributed to October’s flooding and some updated maps that identified new areas at risk. Policy purchases in New Hampshire …
Wildfire-related injuries and fatalities are on the rise this season in Georgia and some other states, with sprawling suburban growth, dry conditions and changes in land-use patterns contributing to the problem. With urban development pushing into rural areas and weather …
The five N.Y. candidates running for state attorney general will get their first chance to introduce themselves to a large number of voters in a statewide town hall meeting and debate this week. “Right now it means some attention to …