News for April 2012
- As America’s Waistline Expands, Costs Soar
- Yahoo Escalates Patent Battle With Facebook
- Evaluating Tenders of Defense and Indemnification
- U.S. Ban Sought on Cell Phone Use While Driving
- Mansolillo Appointed Vice President – Chief Compliance Officer for W. R. Berkley
- MSHA Sees 5 Deadly Weekends in a Row at U.S. Mines
- Of Food Supply Risks, Mad Cow’s Not High on List
- Fewer Storms Forecast for 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season
- Safer Ground: Lots of Options for Play Surfaces
- U.S. Excess and Surplus Lines Insurers Ranking by Marketshare for 2011
- Number of U.S. Illegal Immigrants From Mexico Drops
- FEMA Says National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Needed
- FICO Launches New Claims Fraud Product
- Crawford & Company Introduces Vehicle Inspection App
- Resolving Disputes with Restoration Companies
- Shrimp Processors Object to BP Oil Spill Pact
- U.S. Government Investigating Stalling School Buses
- Study: Returning Troops Face Traffic Safety Risks
- Policy Buyback Limitations
- Hanken Named President of A.U.M.A. and Markel American Business Unit
- Michelin Recalls 77,000 Tires for Safety Problem
- FDA Proposes Rules for Nanotechnology in Food
- QBE Expands Employment Practices Liability Insurance
- Allstate Announces March Catastrophe Loss Estimate
- Oil Spill Fund Audit Finds Underpayments of $64M
- BP Proposes Gulf Spill Accord Terms, Trial Delay
- Progressive Expands Commercial Auto Coverage Limits
- Report: Auto Claims Satisfaction Declines
- Spill Panel Slams Congress Over Inaction on Safety
- Tips on Defending Catastrophic Injury Claims
- Report: Higher-Priced Drugs Added $2.1B to 2011 Workers’ Comp Pharmacy Costs
- Feds Find 16 Crashes in BMW Probe
- Tholen Joins Great American Insurance Group as Vice President
- Tuna Linked to Salmonella Outbreak in 20 States
- Dole Recalls Bagged Salad for Salmonella Risk
- Data Show Risk Highest for New Motorcycle Riders
- State Legislation Makes Headway in Battle Against Fraud
- MF Global Trustee May Sue Company Employees
- Look Out Gecko and Flo, ‘Mayhem’ Man, QB and Professor Are Gaining On You!
- U.S. Proposes Brake Override for All Passenger Autos
- Study: More Female Drivers Mistakenly Hit Gas Pedal
- Irene Retired From Tropical Storm Name List
- Rain and Hail Announces Executive Management Promotions
- Another Grim Link Between Death and Taxes: Fatal Car Crashes
- U.S. Appeals Court Backtracks on Car Arbitration
- U.S. Says Intellectual Property Supports 40 Million Jobs
- Feds Expand Jeep Wrangler Fire Investigation
- U.S. Will Give BP Evidence on Size of Gulf Oil Spill
- New Analytic Methods Provide Statistical Insight Into Distracted Driving
- Viking Range Recalls Dishwashers
- Do Claims Departments Rely Too Much on Metrics
- Seizure Yields Almost $900,000 From Sale of Counterfeit Sports Apparel Made in China
- Company Recalls 36,000 Tires for Safety Problem
- Reebok, Nike Settle Suit Over Tebow Apparel Sales
- U.S. Court Narrows Reach of Computer Fraud Law
- Court Permits MF Global Execs Access to Insurance Money
- XL Group Introduces New Umbrella Casualty Form
- Cockpit Turbulence a Growing Challenge
- Court Revives Rosetta Stone Suit v. Google
- Unitrin Speciality Renamed Kemper Speciality
- Football Turns to Helmet Technology to Tackle Head Injuries
- Ford Recalls 140,000 Focus Cars for Wiper Problem
- Study Ties Oil, Gas Output to Midwest Quakes
- March Deadly And Costly Month in Parts of the United States
- CPC: El Nino Possible After U.S. Summer
- Viacom Wins Reversal in Landmark YouTube Case
- Report: Import Safety Collaborative Effort
- FDA Finds More Vials of Fake Cancer Drug
- Gender Shift in Company Claim Departments
- Beazley Launches Crime Insurance Product in the US
- Austin Mutual Insurance Company to Become Affiliate of The Main Street America Group
- Facebook Launches Patent Counterattack Against Yahoo
- Residential And Public Safe Rooms More Common Now
- Feds: ‘Meterological March Madness’ Mostly Random
- Top Reasons Happy Couples File Wedding Insurance Claims
- Feds Investigating Fire Reports in Cruze, Wrangler
- U.S. Coal Mines Slow to Deploy Real-Time Dust Meters
- FTC Targets Alleged Payday Scam, Race Car Driver
- FDA Rejects Call to Ban BPA From Food Packaging
- Restoring a College Library Collection Damaged by Fire
- Report: Despite Record Storm Losses, Homeowner Claims Customer Satisfaction Increases