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Court ruling on Katrina cases won't hurt P/C insurers, expert says

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

Property/casualty insurers should not be affected by a court ruling that found the Army Corps of Engineers liable for the cat -More-

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Insurers poised to lose from commercial investments, regulator says

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

Insurance companies are expected to suffer losses from their commercial mortgages as the commercial real estate market contin -More-

Attorney: D&O liability coverage contributed to the credit crisis

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

The credit crisis might be partly attributed to the misconduct of company directors and officers who believe their liability- -More-

New NHTSA standard for side-impact crash tests

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will implement a new standard for testing the safety of vehicles during si -More-

Americans back limits on medical malpractice lawsuits, survey finds

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

A survey by The Associated Press found many Americans across political lines are in favor of measures that would limit medica -More-

Montana workers' comp insurer to issue dividend payment worth $2 million

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

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Antitrust exemption still could be in Senate health care reform bill

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

Although the Senate's draft health care reform legislation would not repeal the antitrust exemption for health- and medical-m -More-

NAIC won't reveal bidders list for risk-assessment contract

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners said it will not disclose the process details or the bidders for the cont -More-

Regulators should give insurers more leeway to help resolve market exit

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

Florida insurance regulators should slow down in imposing restrictions on private insurers providing homeowners' coverage and -More-

Michigan's efforts to curb road fatalities paying off

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

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2009 Atlantic hurricane season the quietest in over a decade

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

Weather experts say the El Niño phenomenon is responsible for this year's Atlantic hurricane season being the quietest s -More-

Louisiana panel takes up options for major levee system

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

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Southern California wildfire fully contained

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

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Scientists to work for real-time assessment of wildfires

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

A team of researchers at the University of Maryland is set to work on a computer-based project that will analyze smoke patter -More-

Jonathan Winters, comedian, author and artist

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

Nothing is impossible. Some things are just less likely than others. -More-