• Attorneys to get Easier Access to Accident Reports

      A new state law now allows for attorneys representing clients involved in accidents to receive reports from insurance companies. The Civil Justice Association of California, which was a sponsor of the bill, applauded Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneg...
    • Plaintiffs' Lawyers Giving Big to Campaigns

      Personal injury and other plaintiffs lawyers have given more than $570,000 to incumbents and candidates in California from January 1 through June 30, according to data compiled by the Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC). Of the $...
    • M&A Law Firm Questions Value of Zenith Merger

      A San Diego law firm, Robbins Umeda LLP, has commenced an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law by Woodland Hills-based Zenith National Insurance Corp .s board of directors. Zenith has ente...
    • Federal appointment a 'high honor' for NN lawyer

      Peter Dujardin Nov 07, 2009 (Daily Press - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- It's one Peninsula native replacing another on the local federal bench. Douglas E. Miller, 47, an attorney who grew up in Hampton, will replace...
    • State: Frackville councilman violated ethics law

      Peter E. Bortner Nov 07, 2009 (Republican and Herald - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- A Frackville borough councilman twice violated state law in financial dealings involving insurance and pension funds, the state Ethi...
    • Illinois Insurance Facts,Insurance Coverage for Autism,Illinois Department of Insurance

      Note: This information was developed to provide consumers with general information and guidance about insurance coverages and laws. It is not intended to provide a formal, definitive description or interpretation of Department policy. For sp...
    • Insurance Law Podcast Discusses Dram Shop Issues and Jury Duty Selection

      A.M. Best Co. has released the latest installment of the Insurance Law Podcast, a series that examines timely insurance issues from an attorney?s point of view. The latest episode features attorney Jonathan Ziss from the Margolis Edelstein...
    • Allied World rolls out Defense Base Act insurance

      Allied World National Assurance Company, a member company of Bermuda-based Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, has introduced its new Defense Base Act coverage, comprehensive workers compensation insurance geared towards US citizen, Th...
    • Karl W.Miller Files Complaint with the North Carolina State Bar Seeking to Formally Disbar George Rou

      Karl W. Miller Files Complaint with the North Carolina State Bar to formally disbar George Rountree III, the lead independent director of MMC Energy, Inc., and expresses gratitude to market participants for their tremendous support. Mr. Mil...
    • Legal Instructions Concerning Applications for Full Insurance Benefits-Assignment of Multifamily Mort

      SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on...
    • Guy Carpenter Update Addresses Legal and Legislative Developments across European Union

      Guy Carpenter Company, LLC today published its annual update on legislative and legal developments affecting insurers and reinsurers in Continental Europe. The report, available at www.GCCapitalIdeas.com, addresses the implications of the o...
    • Lawyers' Attack Ads Doom Bills

      Lawyers' attack ads doom bills Joseph Turner The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Mar. 8--The strategy of using full-page newspaper ads to pressure three state senators apparently has backfired on a group of lawye...
    • British Government Takes Controlling Stake In Lloyds Banking

      British government takes controlling stake in Lloyds Banking Group JENNIFER QUINN LONDON _ The British government has become the majority shareholder in Lloyds Banking Group PLC in exchange for insuring more than 260 billion pounds in toxic...
    • Reports Name AIG's Derivative Counterparties

      Reports name AIG's derivative counterparties, including BMO NEW YORK _ The U.S. government bailout of insurance giant American International Group Inc. has benefitted at least two-dozen U.S. and foreign financial institutions _ including th...
    • Who Spends The Stimulus Not Yet Clear

      Who spends the stimulus not yet clear Bobby Harrison Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo, Miss. McClatchy- Tribune Regional News Mar. 8--JACKSON -- One of the basic precepts of the American form of government is that the legislative...
    • USAA Files Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Against Web Site

      USAA Files Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Against Web Site Chad Hemenway United Services Automobile Association has filed a federal trademark infringement lawsuit against an online search engine that claims to get consumers free quotes from...
    • AIG's Asian Operations Restructure, May Go Public

      Copyright 2009 A.M. Best Company, Inc.All Rights Reserved BestWire March 5, 2009 Thursday 10:31 AM EST 584 words AIG's Asian Operations Restructure, May Go Public Rebecca Ng HONG KONG American International Assurance Co. Ltd said it has alr...
    • Rethink Enterprise Risk Model in Recession

      Copyright 2009 A.M. Best Company, Inc.All Rights Reserved BestWire March 5, 2009 Thursday 03:28 PM EST 465 words Rethink Enterprise Risk Model in Recession Lee McDonald SCOTTSDALE, Arizona When the going gets tough, it's time to rethink you...
    • Copyright 2009 Newstex LLCAll Rights ReservedNewstex Web Blo

      Copyright 2009 A.M. Best Company, Inc.All Rights Reserved BestWire March 5, 2009 Thursday 04:32 PM EST 933 words Regulators Unsure of AIG's Ultimate Price Tag to Taxpayers Raymond J Lehmann WASHINGTON Despite more than $170 billion in feder...
    • HIPAA Violations Are Finally Starting To Be Punished

      Copyright 2009 Newstex LLCAll Rights ReservedNewstex Web BlogsCopyright 2009 The Healthcare IT Guy The Healthcare IT Guy February 19, 2009 Thursday 7:08 AM EST LENGTH: 322 words HEADLINE: HIPAA violations are finally starting to be punished...