All the headlines from our USA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 6 2011 // Two veterans in the London insurance marketplace have come together again to launch a new underwriting agency with a focus on U.S.-based homebuilders.Paul Jansen and Kevin Hastings have launched Cove Programs, a newly...
Oct 6 2011 // Drunken driving incidents have fallen 30 percent in the last five years, and last year were at their lowest mark in nearly two decades, according to a new federal report.The decline may be due to the down economy: Other...
Oct 6 2011 // A Republican task force in the House said Congress should give companies incentives to boost their cyber defenses, but that tougher regulation may be warranted to protect critical facilities like power and water...
Oct 5 2011 // For the third consecutive year, the number of deer-vehicle collisions in the U.S. has dropped, according to Illinois-based State Farm Insurance. And the downturn is accelerating.The percentage decline over the last year is...
Oct 5 2011 // Global reinsurance broker U.S. RE Corp. has appointed reinsurance veteran Scott Polkinghorne as senior vice president. He will be based at the company’s headquarters in Pearl River, N.Y. Polkinghorne is a reinsurance...
Oct 4 2011 // The arrest of more than three dozen people on drug charges at a Boeing military aircraft plant highlights the growing problem of prescription drug abuse by U.S. workers, according to experts.Federal authorities last...
Oct 3 2011 // The year 2011 will go down as a record-setting year when it comes to federal disaster declarations, industry analysts say.With another three months left in 2011, and hurricane season continues until November 30, the number...
Oct 3 2011 // The Supreme Court let stand Monday a ruling that a traditional Internet download of sound recording does not constitute a public performance of the recorded musical work under federal copyright law.The justices refused to...
Oct 3 2011 // Lord Peter Levene, chairman of Lloyd’s, is leaving the company after nine years at the helm. He is the longest serving Lloyd’s chairman in 125 years and oversaw tremendous change at the international insurance...
Oct 3 2011 // The Obama administration cleared the way for the Supreme Court to decide in its 2011-12 term the president’s signature healthcare law that requires Americans to buy insurance or face a penalty.A Justice Department...
Oct 3 2011 // Staged automobile accidents in Canada’s most populated province of Ontario pose a unique problem for American auto insurers that must deal with Ontario’s stringent no-fault benefits.Some U.S.-based adjusters...
Oct 3 2011 // State Auto Insurance’s previously announced Austin, Texas, claims facility is now operational, the company reported. The following individuals serve on the claims team at the Austin facility:Sandra Robinson, claims...
Oct 3 2011 // Business travelers say there’s no substitute for being there. Even though budgets are tight and new technology makes it easy for people to connect virtually anywhere, businesses understand that it is crucial for...
Oct 3 2011 // Sports and leisure activities are one of the most ubiquitous pass times the world over. Whether you participate, or just watch, virtually no one is far away from some form of sporting activity. It’s why sports, as a...
Oct 3 2011 // U.S. Risk, American Special RiskDallas-based managing general agency and surplus line wholesaler U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. has acquired American Special Risk Insurance Services, headquartered in Woodland Hills, Calif....
Oct 3 2011 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) presented the Federal Legislator of the Year Award to U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Ill., at its annual convention in Indianapolis.Biggert currently serves as...
Oct 3 2011 // AssuredPartners, Neace LukensFlorida-based AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired the Neace Lukens, a Kentucky-based insurance agency, as part of a plan to build a national insurance brokerage firm. AssuredPartners is a member...
Oct 3 2011 // The surplus lines industry continues to outperform the overall property/casualty industry but its advantage is not what it used to be.According to the annual A.M. Best special report, the surplus lines industry generated...
Oct 3 2011 // The former controller for a Houston-based property/casualty insurance company has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for her conviction of conspiracy to commit wire fraud involving almost $1 million in loss to...
Oct 3 2011 // McLarens, Washington Oregon Claim ServiceMcLarens Young International has acquired Washington Oregon Claim Service, a middle market claims adjusting firm in the Pacific Northwest. The acquisition is Atlanta-based...