Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Bill Lohmann column [Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.]
Greenberg’s Starr sues U.S. over AIG bailout actions
Suhr Risk Services Adds Ceja to Employee Benefits Division
Contractors professional liability demand rises
CSC Survey: Process Industry Pursues Energy Management to Boost Business Value from Sustainability Initiatives [Health & Beauty Close - Up]
Petersen International Adds to its Marketing and Communications Department
Cat bond issuance could double in Q4, GC says
UR clinic helps businesses navigate the legal maze [Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.]
Construction underwriting tightens as insurers eye project losses
Small Business Owners Report High Trust in Agents, Survey Reports
What do insurance buyers value most?
Olympus investors may find courthouse door closed
Liberty Mutual Completes Deal for Ireland’s Quinn Insurance Operations
A.M. Best to Host Webinar on the Impact of Low Interest Rates on Life and Annuity Insurers [Health & Beauty Close - Up]
Business Insurance Rates Seem on the Upswing
Lighthouse Acquires HomeWise Louisiana Policies
Goldman faces lawsuits over $15.8 bln in mortgages
Bus, truck safety bill introduced in U.S. Senate
Kodiak Buys Williston Basin Producing Properties and Undeveloped Leasehold [Professional Services Close - Up]
Vanliner Launches Affinity Program for Arpin Moving and Storage Agents
Verdicts & Settlements December 5, 2011: Defendant businesses win wrongful death trial [Missouri Lawyers Media]
Lloyds Bank replaces GI finance head
OFF BEAT: Lindsay Lohan sues rapper Pitbull over lyrics about her
WRM America Completes Acquisition of Fidelity National Indemnity
MF Global clients face shortfall despite protections
Crawford’s EMEA nine-month profit up 35%
Fitch Affirms Tolleson, Arizona’s GO Bonds at ‘AA-’ [Professional Services Close - Up]
IMDb Strikes Back at Actress Suing Over Age Disclosure
XL Insurance names executives in professional lines unit
Cat losses raise Markel International COR to 119%
Verdicts & Settlements December 5, 2011: Bird seed injury case ends in plaintiff win [Missouri Lawyers Media]
AmWINS Confirms Intention to Acquire London-based THB Group plc
Crawford anti-fraud specialist in shock exit
Executives honored for contributions to solvent runoff
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Washington MGA Mutual Insurance Services
Solvency II reporting to tighten under proposed rules
Verdicts & Settlements December 5, 2011: Pedestrian struck by car settles without lawsuit [Missouri Lawyers Media]
Travelers forms clean energy, technology practice
Gates Names Senior Underwriter at Gorst Co.
Direct Line launches telematics pilot for young drivers
Arkansas Best Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter of 2011 [Travel & Leisure Close - Up]
Brown & Brown of Washington acquires mid-market insurance agency
Judge Allows Alabama, Louisiana to Seek Punitive Damages in Oil Spill
Workers comp gets smarter with new tools
Miller Announces Local Manufacturer to Testify in Washington at Congressional Hearing on Small Business
Out-of-state driver was not uninsured, says Missouri Court of Appeals [Missouri Lawyers Media]
San Diego public employee pension system reform to be put to popular vote in 2012
Former Louisiana Lawmaker Shepherd Released to Halfway House
Farm-state lawmakers pushing new farm subsidy
Bank of North Dakota May Offer Homeowners Low-Interest Disaster Loans
Missouri Lawyers in the News: December 5, 2011 [Missouri Lawyers Media]
Letters to the Editor [Capital (Annapolis, MD)]
Aviation market continues favorable for buyers: Willis
Insurers can cope with peripheral eurozone woes
Signature Select LLC Acquires Kansas-based Cassell Insurance
Berkshire insurance underwriting earnings down 70% in nine-month period
Dowling study calls for simple small biz benefits in U.S. [Long Island Business News (NY)]
Quinn to rebrand next month
Crawford & Co. reports profit increase for nine-month period
Federation of Insurance Women of Texas Elects New Officers
North west identified as chief bodily injury hotspot
IBTX Risk Services Moving to New North Texas Location
Blazers Can’t Be Caught ; Mennonite Defeats Saucon Valley, 4-0 [Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA)]
XL Insurance creates department for unique, complex risks
Canopius seeks more targets after pulling Omega offer
Brody, Manning and Daniels highest-paid private college leaders in Maryland [Daily Record, The (Baltimore, MD)]
Missouri Pastor Pleads Guilty in Death of Congregant, an Insurance Agent
Passing the Buck
Workers comp advisory pure premium rate filing approved for Calif.
FCA cannot ramp up scrutiny without extra cash: FSA chair
Another Suit Filed in Reno Air Race Tragedy
Michigan House approves bills to curb employee health care costs
State actor seen behind ‘enormous’ wave of cyber attacks
Change not a big factor in state and local races
Trust Co. of Oklahoma targets accelerated growth in consulting services [Journal Record (Oklahoma City, OK)]
Parents of Montana Shooting Victim Sue Shooter’s Father
AIG repays another $2.15B to U.S. government
Task force to review proposal to restructure Colo. comp insurer Pinnacol
Powerful Storm Damages Roofs in Nome, Alaska
Insurers lose out as firms do it for themselves
Lawmaker touts health insurance opt-out law in Okla. [Journal Record (Oklahoma City, OK)]
Ranking of workers comp rates
Colorado Wants Insurance Company to Cut Severance
AIG Offers ‘Reputation’ Insurance
Lawsuit filed against Corzine in connection with MF Global bankruptcy
Federated Municipal Closed-End Funds Commence Tender Offers for Auction Market Preferred Shares
Al-Qaida should pay insurers $9.35 billion, judge recommends
Does the Legacy of the Great War Still Haunt Europe?
Legislators try again to ban texting while driving [The Miami Herald]
Injured funeral home worker can sue employer’s other company: Neb. high court
MBIA posts 3Q profit on derivatives gains
Big insurers may not face same capital rules as banks
Initiative to Expand California Prop 103 Ignites Insurance Battle
Texas gender bias suit against Wal-Mart filed by same attorneys as in Calif.
Odyssey Marine Exploration Reports Results for Third Quarter 2011
Detroit Lions support Michigan’s proposed workers compensation reforms
State Auto Financial Reports Loss of $58.7M in Q3
Trailing rivals question Gingrich, Romney records
Florida allows Lloyd’s to provide reinsurance under relaxed capital rules
OFF BEAT: Man suing for age bias wants younger judge
Broker communication crucial during economic downturn
Huntington Insurance taps Wells Fargo exec as president
Kentucky Reports Year’s 7th Miner Death
Veterinarians losing grip on lucrative pet-med market [Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas]
Liberty International Underwriters Expands E&S Property Operations to West Coast
N.Y. medical education assessment on employers to rise in 2012
Insurance firms took more money during 1-3Q 2011 than for 1-3Q 2010 [Access Czech Republic Business Bulletin]
Travelers adds to insurers’ asbestos woes
Sentry Expands Casualty Products to Clients with Overseas Operations
Large workers comp claims see higher cost inflation, slower payouts: NCCI
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2011 Results
CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union Launches Turbo Charged Auto Loans with Low Auto Loan Rates and Financing
Nationwide Test of Emergency Alert System Set for Today on Radio, TV
Lockton names health risk manager for Southeast U.S.
Bering Sea Superstorm Slamming West Alaska
Area healthcare institutions to seek grants for ways to improve care, lower costs [Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas]
N.D. workers comp office allows death benefits for family of sheriff’s deputy
Trade Agreements Signed Into Law
Georgia Allowed to Phase-In Healthcare Law’s Medical Loss Ratio
AIG makes $972 million TARP repayment to U.S. Treasury
United Capital Funding Corp. Announces Record 3rd Quarter 2011 Funding Volumes
Beazley Selected by CalSurance as Information and Privacy Liability Insurer
CDC puts out call to halt growing painkiller overdose deaths
ISU Faculty Earn Promotion and Tenure
Selective Insurance Announces Two Promotions
Experts slam Romney for $10G debate bet [Boston Herald]
Senate bill would streamline Medicare Secondary Payer system
Taseko Announces Earnings for Third Quarter 2011
CRC Insurance Services Appoints Casualty Broker in New Jersey
Calif. workers comp statute of limitations begins when final audit bill sent: Court