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  1. AIG's CEO Says 'Exec Retreat' Not for Employees Oct 8, 2008
    American International Group Inc. (AIG) chairman and CEO Edward M. Liddy sent a letter today to U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson to clarify the circumstances of a ...
  2. Connecticut Blonde Sues over Brown Dye; Judge Brushes Off Suit Oct 9, 2008
    A Connecticut judge has given the brush-off to a blonde woman's lawsuit claiming L'Oreal Inc. ruined her social life when she accidentally dyed her hair brunette with one ...
  3. S&P, A.M. Best Watching The Hartford's Ratings Oct 6, 2008
    Rating analysts are taking a second look at The Hartford Financial Services Group in light of its recent hit on Wall Street, third quarter investment losses and infusion ...
  4. Rating Roundup: Sedgwick, Penn Treaty (Subsidiaries), Aviva Oct 9, 2008
    Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Sedgwick CMS Holdings Inc. to stable from positive, and has affirmed its 'B+' counterparty credit rating on ...
  5. Reflections on the Fate of AIG Oct 9, 2008
    The AIG has been a settled part of the insurance scene for as long as I have been watching it. It was huge, centralized and driven by a singular and dominant personality. ...
  6. Allianz Agrees to $2.5 Billion Investment in The Hartford Oct 6, 2008
    The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. announced that it will receive a $2.5 billion capital investment from Allianz SE. The agreement came after a tough week on ...
  7. Greenberg: AIG's Risky Subprime Activity 'Exploded' After He Left Oct 10, 2008
    American International Group's (AIG) exposure to the subprime mortgage market that precipitated the government's $85 billion bailout came as a result of business conducted ...
  8. Small Business Owners Unfamiliar With Risks in Self-Insured Groups' Workers' Comp Insurance Oct 10, 2008
    Small business owners are not fully aware of the financial risks involved in obtaining workers' compensation insurance through self-insured groups, according to the ...
  9. Conning Research: Challenges Looming for Homeowners Insurance Oct 8, 2008
    The five-year period spanning from 2003-2007 served the homeowners insurance line favorably after the dismal 20-year period that preceded it, and return on surplus for the ...
  10. Virginia Pastor Gets 100 Years for Fraud, Other Charges Oct 10, 2008
    A Virginia pastor who pleaded guilty to fraud and other charges has been sentenced to 100 years in prison. The Reverend Charles Shifflett received five years each on ...
  11. Strange Claims Indeed 12 Oct 6, 2008
    Every year as the fourth of July nears, Mike Rowe, State Auto Insurance Co. recalls an auto claim he handled a few years ago. The case involves an insured infatuated with ...
  12. Pipeline Company Faces up to $2.4 Million Fine Oct 3, 2008
    Enbridge Energy faces up to $2.4 million in fines for a pipeline explosion and fire that killed two workers in northwestern Minnesota in November, federal regulators ...
  13. Vermont Cheese Plant to Reopen after Fire Oct 6, 2008
    The Saputo Cheese USA plant that was damaged by fire is going to be repaired, but company officials say they don't know how long that will take. Saputo spokeswoman ...
  14. California Fire Grows to Nearly 12,000 Acres Oct 6, 2008
    More than 1,300 firefighters are trying to contain a wildfire that has burned nearly 12,000 acres in the Los Padres National Forest along the California coast. Fire ...
  15. Study Shows Unintended Consequence of 1st-Party Bad Faith Liabiity Oct 9, 2008
    Bad faith remedies designed to protect insurance consumers from unfair claim settlement practices can potentially harm consumers, warns a new report published by the ...
  16. Hurricane Norbert Threatens Baja California Oct 9, 2008
    The most recent bulletin from Miami's National Hurricane Center warns that Hurricane Norbert is now threatening "the Southern Baja California peninsula." Maximum sustained ...
  17. 6 Die in Economy-Related Murder-Suicide in Los Angeles Oct 8, 2008
    The only hints of trouble in the big beige house on Como Lane were the newspapers in the driveway and the lack of any activity behind the front door. But when police ...
  18. Why The Hartford Took a Hit on Wall Street Oct 6, 2008
    The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. lost nearly $9 billion of market value last week as investors fled the financial sector during the worst crisis in ...
  19. AIG Domestic Life Units Get $37.8 Billion Cash from Federal Reserve Oct 8, 2008
    The Federal Reserve Board has authorized the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to borrow securities from certain regulated domestic life insurance subsidiaries of the ...
  20. Navy Blames Crew, Command for Fire Aboard Carrier Oct 9, 2008
    A fire aboard the nuclear-powered USS George Washington aircraft carrier resulted from a failure to properly store hazardous materials and other missteps that allowed the ...
  21. AIG Had Early Warning from Government Regulators on Risk, Says House Chairman Oct 7, 2008
    U.S. regulators sent a letter to American International Group Inc. in March warning of its lack of transparency and ability to oversee its financial products, a top ...
  22. Media Bloggers Group Launches Liability Insurance Program Oct 10, 2008
    Bloggers are getting access to same sorts of training, legal support and insurance available to traditional media organizations. The New York-based Media Bloggers ...
  23. Taser Firm, Police Sued by Family of Dead South Carolina Man Oct 8, 2008
    The family of a South Carolina man who died after he was shocked with a Taser by North Charleston police sued the company. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports ...
  24. Texas Rolls Out Insured Driver Database Statewide Oct 3, 2008
    TexasSure, the vehicle insurance verification database designed to reduce the number of uninsured motorists in Texas, is now available to law enforcement statewide, the ...
  25. Former Navy Technician Sues Virginia Gym over Workout Oct 8, 2008
    A former Navy information systems technician is suing a Manassas, Virginia gym over an exercise program that he says left him permanently disabled. Makimba Mimms, of ...