November 23, 2011
Research from M&S Money reveals the number of home insurance claims as a result of winter weather filed in England has risen by 200 percent over the last three years. The total cost of damages, from both insured and uninsured …
November 23, 2011
New York State Department of Financial Services announced on Monday that it issued new regulations to implement a recently adopted state law that deregulates most insurance business for large, sophisticated companies. The law exempts insurers from rate filing and form …
November 22, 2011
Owyhee County’s insurer told the county commissioners it would no longer cover the sheriff against any claims involving personnel matters, prompting the commissioners to again ask Sheriff Daryl Crandall to resign. Crandall said he plans to finish his term, which …
November 22, 2011
Federal officials are telling hundreds of property owners across the Phoenix metro area they live in a designated flood plain that could force them to purchase costly flood insurance. Maricopa County officials say parts of the west side, Chandler, Gilbert …
November 22, 2011
Investigators in the Missouri Bootheel town of Kennett are offering a reward of up to $5,000 in the search for those responsible for a fire at the Kennett Country Club. The Kennett Daily Dunklin Democrat reports that the blaze on …
November 22, 2011
Officials with Teton Pass Ski Resort say the facility will not open this season because of a problem obtaining insurance for the 2011-2012 season. The Great Falls Tribune reports that the Teton Pass website says season passes will be refunded …
November 17, 2011
China, the world’s largest auto market, is likely to open its mandatory auto insurance market to foreign companies next year, chairman of the Insurance Association of China said on Wednesday. The 200 billion yuan ($31.53 billion) auto insurance market is …
November 17, 2011
A federal judge rejected BP Plc’s bid to use insurance coverage from Transocean Ltd to cover costs stemming from last year’s record oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Tuesday’s decision by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans …
November 15, 2011
Sandra Bryant’s life the past decade has been one of great escapes, the first coming with her fleeing the family’s burning house unscathed as her teenage son died inside. Authorities later accused her of killing the boy by intentionally setting …
November 15, 2011
Insurance agents say the recent 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Oklahoma has led many Arkansans to add earthquake insurance to their homeowner policies. The Nov. 5 quake east of Oklahoma City left damage over a wide area and shook much of …