All the headlines from our USA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 13 2007 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has named Thomas M. Marra to the newly created position of president and chief operating officer. Marra, 48, currently a member of the company’s board of directors and...
Jun 12 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services will hold a telephone conference call today, June 12, 2007, at 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, 4:00 PM U.K. Time, to present an overview of its ratings outlooks for the U.S....
Jun 11 2007 // The judge in New Orleans who unsealed a federal whistle-blower case accusing insurance companies of overbilling the National Flood Insurance Program says the U.S. Department of Justice should get involved or explain why...
Jun 8 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating (FSR) of “A-” (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of Penn.-based Lincoln General Insurance Company and Barbados-based...
Jun 8 2007 // A U.S. appeals court judge promised a swift ruling in a case pitting New Orleans homeowners against insurance companies for their refusal to cover damage from the failure of levees in Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath in...
Jun 7 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of “A” (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of New York-based QBE Re Group U.S. and its members. Best also removed...
Jun 6 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of “A” (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a+” to New York-based Jefferson Insurance Company. The outlook is stable, in line with that...
Jun 5 2007 // Federal authorities announced they had broken up a suspected Muslim terrorist cell planning a “chilling” attack to destroy John F. Kennedy International Airport, kill thousands of people and trigger an economic...
Jun 4 2007 // Climate protection is a top priority for German Chancellor Angela Merkel at next week’s G-8 summit, but she said in an interview released Sunday she was skeptical that the world’s industrial leaders would agree...
Jun 4 2007 // It is important to take a moment to talk about the importance of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act and why I believe we must act again to establish a more permanent federal initiative to provide coverage from potential...
Jun 4 2007 // 50% Associated Press reported that a judge in Little Rock found that none of the committees at Wal-Mart’s various hiring sites had a majority of African Americans and some had no blacks. U.S. District Judge William...
Jun 4 2007 // The statutory surplus for property and casualty insurers is at a record $488 billion, according to the CEO of one Dallas-based regional carrier, and they are going to be looking for somewhere to put that cash to work....
Jun 4 2007 // National Insurance Partners Inc. (NIP), a Texas-based risk management and financial solutions firm, has appointed William E. Harrison, Jr. as president.Harrison brings 16 years of experience in the insurance industry to...
Jun 4 2007 // Skis, ladders, pacemakers and nutra-ceuticals may be different products at first glance, but all share challenges in finding coverage. According to Nan Meyer, product manager for Shand-Morahan, and David Rosenburg,...
Jun 4 2007 // It is important to take a moment to talk about the importance of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act and why I believe we must act again to establish a more permanent federal initiative to provide coverage from potential...
Jun 4 2007 // It is important to take a moment to talk about the importance of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act and why I believe we must act again to establish a more permanent federal initiative to provide coverage from potential...
Jun 4 2007 // Emeryville, Calif.-based Commodore Insurance Services Inc. appointed Mark Cravens president. Cravens was recently with Wellington Underwriting, which was acquired by Catlin, where he led development of catastrophe modeling...
Jun 4 2007 // Jury finds Brightpoint-AIG finite reinsurance deal violated SEC lawsA federal jury in a civil case recently that a former Brightpoint executive violated U.S. securities laws by helping a colleague create a finite...
Jun 4 2007 // Travelers AviationTravelers has launched Travelers Aviation, a new unit targeting corporate and business aircraft, small to mid-size airports, aviation ground services and manufactured non-critical products used as...
Jun 4 2007 // I think it is important to take a moment to talk about the importance of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act and why I believe we must act again to establish a more permanent federal initiative to provide coverage from...