All the headlines from our USA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 5 2010 // West Virginians essentially chose a new state chief executive when they voted to send Gov. Joe Manchin to the U.S. Senate, but his Tuesday win has also forced to the forefront questions about the succession process.Senate...
Nov 4 2010 // Mine safety regulators have filed a motion against a company owned by Massey Energy , claiming safety violations at one of its mines in Kentucky, the U.S. Department of Labor said Wednesday.It said its Mine Safety and...
Nov 3 2010 // A Manhattan woman has failed to persuade a U.S. appeals court that Starbucks Corp should be held liable for severe burns she suffered after spilling tea served in a double cup.The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld...
Nov 3 2010 // It seemed like the beginning of a beautiful friendship — or at the very least a functional relationship.In March 2009, with the United States on the brink of recession and the stock market at 12-year lows, President...
Nov 2 2010 // Republicans have vowed to repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul — or at least obstruct many of its provisions — if they win control of Congress on Tuesday.National polls show...
Nov 1 2010 // Pioneering“This new lab is a tangible, dramatic, generous demonstration of the property insurance industry’s deep commitment to reducing and preventing losses that disrupt the lives of millions of home and...
Nov 1 2010 // A Chinese drywall manufacturer has agreed to participate in the remediation of up to 300 homes in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida that were contaminated by faulty drywall.The agreement reached with Knauf...
Nov 1 2010 // A Chinese drywall manufacturer has agreed to participate in the remediation of up to 300 homes in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida that were contaminated by faulty drywall.The agreement reached with Knauf...
Nov 1 2010 // Fireman’s Fund’s financials, like other insurance carriers’, got bruised a little in the first half of 2010, following some heavy catastrophe losses. But company President and CEO Mike LaRocco said...
Nov 1 2010 // Soft commercial insurance market conditions persisted through the third quarter of 2010, with lower rates on average across major coverage lines, according to a new report from broker Marsh.Intense competition and...
Oct 29 2010 // Years ago a lawyer friend told me of an experience. While teaching a group of Chinese lawyers, he proposed a question to them of who is responsible if a vehicle hits a pedestrian in a cross walk? The class said it was the...
Oct 29 2010 // AIA Group Ltd surged 17 percent in its Hong Kong debut on Friday as investors, chasing exposure to Asia’s fast-growing life insurance business, piled into the record offering in the world’s hottest IPO...
Oct 29 2010 // Halliburton Co. used flawed cement in BP Plc’sdoomed Gulf of Mexico well, which could have contributed to the blowout that sparked the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, a White House panel said...
Oct 28 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Bermuda-based Dah Sing Insurance Company Limited (DSI), both with stable outlooks....
Oct 27 2010 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength ratings of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of Torus Insurance (Bermuda) Limited, Torus...
Oct 27 2010 // The U.S. is hoping China will help persuade its manufacturers of tainted drywall to cooperate in helping homeowners fix their homes, the chairman of the Consumer Products Safety Commission said.Inez Tenenbaum, in Shanghai...
Oct 26 2010 // Insurers are under growing pressure from two fronts, each of which promises to be a key focus in earnings reports the next two weeks — depressed interest rates that could dampen investment income in coming years and...
Oct 26 2010 // Bailed-out insurer American International Group said on Monday that Chief Executive Robert Benmosche has cancer and is undergoing aggressive chemotherapy.AIG said Benmosche intends to work a full schedule during his...
Oct 25 2010 // Hurricane Richard struck the tiny Central American nation of Belize Sunday, blowing roofs off houses and knocking out electricity as tourists and residents huddled in emergency shelters.Richard, which made landfall just...
Oct 25 2010 // A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a former Montgomery insurance executive who was once a major supplier of workers compensation insurance in the Southeast.The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in...