All the headlines from our USA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 19 2008 // It is estimated that somewhere between 1 percent and 10 percent of drivers of commercial or “big rig” trucks are operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol on any given day. The American Trucking...
May 19 2008 // A federal judge set an Oct. 6 trial date for a Louisiana legislator charged with helping launder money for a woman accused of illegally selling insurance.Sen. Derrick Shepherd, who was indicted in April, did not appear in...
May 19 2008 // As the need for and presence of and U.S. government foreign-based support personnel increases, so does the need for workers’ compensation coverage for contractors involved in U.S. funded projects. As such, the...
May 19 2008 // As the need for U.S. government foreign-based support personnel increases, so does the need for workers’ compensation coverage for contractors involved in U.S. funded projects.Contracts for insurers wanting to...
May 19 2008 // As the need for and presence of U.S. government foreign-based support personnel increases, so does the need for workers’ compensation coverage for contractors involved in U.S. funded projects. The opportunity to...
May 19 2008 // It is estimated that somewhere between 1 percent and 10 percent of drivers of commercial or “big rig” trucks are operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol on any given day. The American Trucking...
May 19 2008 // Dealing with wartime issues and associated complications is a major factor in doing business in far-flung hotspots.As the need for and presence of U.S. government foreign-based support personnel increases, so does the need...
May 19 2008 // Charlotte, N.C.-based national wholesale insurance broker AmWINS Group Inc. named James Drinkwater president of its AmWINS Brokerage division. He will be responsible for the management of the division, which is focused on...
May 19 2008 // The U.S. Senate officially rejected a bid by Gulf state senators to add wind coverage to the financially strapped federal flood insurance program.Lawmakers from Louisiana and Mississippi cited problems that occurred after...
May 19 2008 // It is estimated that somewhere between 1 percent and 10 percent of drivers of commercial or “big rig” trucks are operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol on any given day. The American Trucking...
May 16 2008 // The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited, which also does business in the U.S. and the Lloyd’s Market, has released an interim earnings statement, following the Company’s Annual General Meeting, indicating that...
May 16 2008 // The United States should cut barriers to its markets to help it tackle economic turmoil, and boost exports to deal with its current account deficit, the Geneva-based World Trade Organization (WTO) said.Further adjustment...
May 16 2008 // A new law has been passed requiring all of Suffolk County’s (New York) 17,000 licensed contractors to prove their workers are in the United States legally. Critics claim the legislation — passed by the county...
May 16 2008 // A House committee looking into defense contractors has alleged that the Department of Defense (DoD) has been lax in its management such that insurance companies providing workers’ compensation for civilian employees...
May 15 2008 // U.S. actor Dennis Quaid urged the U.S. Congress Wednesday to preserve patients’ rights to sue drugmakers for injuries, recounting how his newborn twins nearly died from an accidental drug overdose.Quaid and his wife...
May 15 2008 // The Zurich Financial Services Group reported good first quarter results across all business segments, “driven,” the Group said, “by a continued focus on financial discipline, operating efficiency and risk...
May 15 2008 // The U.S. property/casualty industry’s first standardized program for insuring small, privately owned watercraft is undergoing a comprehensive revision.Wheaton, Ill.-based the American Association of Insurance...
May 14 2008 // The rapid pace of development along hurricane-prone coasts is adding a new level of urgency for forecasters to more accurately pinpoint potential storm impact zones, the director of the National Hurricane Center...
May 12 2008 // The U.S. Supreme Court Monday affirmed a ruling that apartheid victims who seek damages exceeding $400 billion from more than 50 major corporations can go forward with their lawsuits.With four justices recused from the...
May 12 2008 // Montana State Auditor John Morrison will represent U.S. insurance regulators in the U.S.-China Insurance Dialogues in Hangzhou, China, this week. The dialogues, part of trade negotiations between the two countries, are...