All the headlines from our USA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 6 2016 // Aegon NV is seeking a new chief financial officer to replace Darryl Button, who is leaving the insurer after three years in the post.A thorough process is underway to select a successor, Aegon said in a statement on...
Sep 6 2016 // Over Wynwood, the Miami neighborhood where Zika gained a foothold in the continental United States, low flying planes have been spraying naled, a tightly controlled pesticide often used as a last resort. It appears to be...
Sep 6 2016 // The Alabama Department of Insurance (ALDOI) announced Aug. 31 that it has been re-accredited by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for a 5-year term. The ALDOI received its first NAIC accreditation...
Sep 6 2016 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry generated $1 billion in direct written premium volume for cyber insurance in 2015. American International Group (AIG), Chubb and XL Group led the market, according to Fitch...
Sep 6 2016 // With thousands displaced due to massive flooding in Louisiana and too many other similar incidences, it is time to reexamine the flood insurance landscape. Unfortunately, many caught up in this disaster did not have flood...
Sep 6 2016 // World Insurance, AIV GroupWorld Insurance Associates has acquired AIV Group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.World Insurance is an independent insurance agency headquartered in Tinton Falls, N.J., that specializes...
Sep 6 2016 // It’s been a rough ride, full of twists, turns and a few roadblocks for truckers and their insurance specialists.Truckers today face a number of obstacles that have raised the cost of doing business, including tough...
Sep 6 2016 // Too few Americans take steps to prepare for disasters, and too many assume their home insurance policies will bail them out if one strikes.As disaster season peaks, a new national consumer survey commissioned by Trusted...
Sep 6 2016 // Bankrupt coal company Peabody Energy late last month won U.S. court approval for agreements with three states to partially cover $1.14 billion in potential environmental liabilities and for a bonus plan for its six top...
Sep 6 2016 // Reno, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services Inc. has named Tina Perchetti vice president and shareholder.Perchetti provides clients in northeastern Nevada with commercial insurance products and risk management services. She...
Sep 6 2016 // Maine Bureau of Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa has denied Progressive’s request to raise auto insurance rates for new customers above the age of 65.Cioppa stated in the August 10 ruling that the move would have...
Sep 2 2016 // Hermine, the first hurricane to strike Florida since 2005, has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves inland, after threatening soy and cotton crops and leaving large swaths of the region at risk of...
Sep 2 2016 // Over the past two years, a growing number of U.S. banks has capped their directors’ earnings, but the ceilings are so high that they primarily serve to fend off potential shareholder litigation rather than control...
Sep 2 2016 // Florida officials on Thursday said they have trapped the first mosquitoes that tested positive for the Zika virus in the Miami area, further confirming reports of local U.S. transmission of the illness that can cause...
Sep 1 2016 // Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property/casualty insurance and reinsurance, said Christopher Sparro is joining the company as executive vice president and chief executive officer...
Sep 1 2016 // Air bag maker Takata Corp. has confirmed that a truck carrying its inflators and a volatile chemical exploded in a Texas border town, killing a woman and injuring four others.The truck, operated by a subcontractor,...
Sep 1 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc. was dealt a second rejection of a legal settlement, this time in a case over claims the company misled riders when it charged them a $1 “safe rides fee” that earned the company almost...
Aug 31 2016 // Amtrak secured a partial U.S. appellate court win on Wednesday in its efforts to recoup insurance coverage after the railroad service sustained more than $1 billion in losses during Superstorm Sandy in 2012.The 2nd U.S....
Aug 31 2016 // Elderly healthcare in the Asia Pacific region will cost more than US$20 trillion between 2015 and 2030, according to a report published by Marsh & McLennan Cos.The report titled “Advancing into the Golden Years...
Aug 31 2016 // Sompo Canopius AG is diving into the U.S. ocean marine business. The global specialty insurer and reinsurer, which is wholly-owned by Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc., calls this a “significant expansion”...