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  1. 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 ...
  2. Oregon Police Recover Pickup Stolen in 1986 Oct 10, 2008
    The Oregon State Police recovered a pickup stolen almost 22 years ago. Lt. Greg Hastings says a man brought a 1977 Chevrolet pickup to the OSP Portland office for a ...
  3. 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 ...
  4. Oregon Family Sues Maker of Riding Lawnmower Oct 10, 2008
    The family of an Oregon man who died after being pinned under a riding lawnmower has filed a $3.7 million lawsuit against the dealer and manufacturer. Roger Sackman of ...
  5. Northern Virginia Man Wins Lawsuit Over Workout Oct 10, 2008
    A former Navy information systems technician has been awarded $300,000 after suing a Manassas gym over an exercise program he says left him permanently ...
  6. Insurance To Cover Vaccinations for Rabid Bat Oct 10, 2008
    About 90 elementary school students in Montana have started a series of rabies shots after a parent let them touch a dead bat that was later confirmed to be ...
  7. 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 ...
  8. 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 ...
  9. Conveyor Worker Killed in Pennsylvania Quarry Accident Oct 10, 2008
    The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is investigating an accident that killed a 56-year-old employee at a central Pennsylvania quarry. Authorities didn't ...
  10. Hurricane Ike Produces 76,000 Damage Claims So Far Oct 10, 2008
    More than 76,000 damage claims from Hurricane Ike have been filed with the Texas-backed windstorm insurance association, which expects to pay billions of dollars to policy ...
  11. Hurricane Gustav Damage in Alexandria, La., Tops $25M Sep 24, 2008
    Officials say Hurricane Gustav inflicted more than $25 million worth of damage in Alexandria, La., when it blew through in early September. About half of that amount ...
  12. 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 ...
  13. American National Aiding Clients of Former Agent Accused of Premium Theft Oct 10, 2008
    Galveston, Texas-based American National Insurance Company and its subsidiary, American National Property and Casualty Company learned shortly after Hurricane Ike that one ...
  14. Construction Worker in Pittsburgh Dies in Fall Oct 10, 2008
    A construction worker is dead after falling 20 stories from a building in downtown Pittsburgh. City homicide detectives and officials with the federal Occupational ...
  15. Camp Pendleton Marines Fight Wildfire Burning Explosives Range Oct 10, 2008
    A wildfire burned more than 1,000 acres on a Marine Corps range used to train Marines in explosives disposal, forcing firefighters to work late into the night as flames ...
  16. Expensive Motor Home Destroyed in New Hampshire Arson Oct 10, 2008
    Police are looking for an arsonist in Manchester, N.H., who set a fire that destroyed an expensive motor home. Police say the 35-foot motor home, valued at $133,000, ...
  17. Reservation Of Rights Letters Jul 28, 2008
    Based on the PLRB seminar presentation on Reservation of Rights Letters by Veronica M. Bates, Hermes Sargent Bates, LLP and Renee C. Callantine, Chapman Popik & White LLP. ...
  18. Thousands of Florida Smokers to Split $600 Million Tobacco Fund Apr 23, 2008
    Tens of thousands of ill Florida smokers and families of those who died are lining up for a share of a $600 million fund created by major tobacco companies as part of a ...
  19. Liberty Mutual Provides Online Access to Full Workers' Comp Claims Docs Sep 25, 2006
    Boston-based insurer Liberty Mutual has added online access to full workers' compensation claims documents to improve the claims management process. The company is one of ...
  20. Best Lowers Debt Ratings on 3 Lehman-linked Cat Bonds Oct 10, 2008
    A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the debt ratings to "c" from "b+" on $100 million principal at-risk variable rate Series 1, Class A notes of Ajax Re Ltd., to "c" from "bb+" ...
  21. ACE Bermuda Increases Capacity for Core Excess Liability Product Oct 10, 2008
    ACE Bermuda Insurance Ltd. has announced an increase in its Integrated Occurrence capacity from $100 million to $150 million effective immediately. This additional ...
  22. Florida Heeds Survey: Rising Energy Costs Could Increase Home Fires Oct 10, 2008
    Florida Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Alex Sink is joining the American Red Cross and the National Fire Protection Association in warning Floridians about ...
  23. 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. ...
  24. Agency Findings: NASA Buildings in Ohio Didn't Cause Cancer Oct 10, 2008
    A federal health agency determined that two buildings at the NASA Glenn Research Center did not cause cancer among its past and present employees, a survey released ...
  25. Hearing Focuses on Loss in Insurance Scheme Sep 26, 2008
    Five insurance executives convicted of a scheme to manipulate the financial statements of the world's largest insurance company were back in court as a judge tries to put ...