http://businessinsurance.com/section/toc http://www.businessinsurance.com en-us Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:00:29 EST 10 http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299977 GALT, Iowa—The recall of half a billion eggs tainted by salmonella linked to chicken feed likely will cost hundreds of millions of dollars and ignite further debate over whether food producers should buy product recall insurance, experts say. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE0202/308299980 GENDER DISCRIMINATION and sexual harassment on the job are not problems limited to women. Men can be victims, too. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299985 American International Group Inc.'s insurers agreed last week to pay $90 million to settle derivative lawsuits alleging that former CEO Maurice Greenberg and other executives misled investors while running the insurance company. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299988 NEW YORK—The New York State Supreme Court has awarded Travelers Cos. Inc. $262. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299965 While insurance companies appear to be more conservative in their plans to add staff than they were six months ago, a new study shows that more than 39% of companies plan to increase staff in the next 12 months, with only 15% planning to trim their... Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299966 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—The 20th Annual World Captive Forum promises to continue a tradition of top-quality speakers and educational sessions that give experienced and novice captive sponsors the tools they need to be more effective at their jobs. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299967 HOUSTON—A federal judge soon will decide whether directors and officers liability insurers must continue to pay the legal bills for executives accused of running one of the nation's largest Ponzi schemes. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299968 CARSON CITY, Nev.—The Nevada insurance regulator's ban on a Vermont-domiciled risk retention group writing first-dollar automobile liability coverage in the state violates federal law, according to the RRG and others in the captive industry. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299969 Risk retention groups and state insurance regulators have been at odds over state rights vs. protections of the Liability Risk Retention Act. Disputes include: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE04/308299970 The JetBlue Airways Corp. flight attendant who reportedly plunged down an emergency chute, beer in hand, to become an instant symbol of stressed-out workers underscored discussions I heard at a recent conference. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299964 CHICAGO—Balloting is open for the 2010 Business Insurance Readers Choice Awards. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE0502/308299972 MINNEAPOLIS—Aon Benfield Fac has launched an online tool for insurers to measure their exposure to catastrophes. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299973 CHICAGO—Business Insurance has promoted an editorial staffer in Chicago. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE0504/308299974 A Labrador retriever that consumed a pesticide-soaked beehive containing thousands of dead bees—and lived—has something else to gnaw on: this year's Veterinary Pet Insurance Co.'s Hambone Award. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE0504/308299992 First it was lasers, and now it's a computer application that has Lucasfilm Ltd. heading to court over alleged violations of its “Star Wars” trademarks. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE0504/308299975 The Internet Age meets the World War II era in guidance from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel interpreting a law about permissible political involvement by federal employees. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE0504/308299976 Facebook Inc. CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg is throwing the “book” at an upstart online teacher community. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299978 WASHINGTON—The recall of 500 million eggs has put some pending legislation on food safety in the spotlight. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299979 PHILADELPHIA—Reaching out and cultivating the risk managers of tomorrow is one of the key challenges facing the profession today. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE0202/308299981 EMPLOYERS ONCE AGAIN are setting up cash balance pension plans, as we report on page 3, and we think that is a good development. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299982 YICHUN CITY, China—Amlin P.L.C. led insurance coverage of an airliner that crashed Tuesday in northeast China with 91 passengers aboard, a market source said. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299983 Four years after Congress removed a huge roadblock that had threatened to bring a permanent halt to the formation of cash balance pension plans, employers again are setting up the once-popular plans. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299984 Large employers that have adopted cash balance pension plans since 2006 include: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299986 More men are alleging sexual harassment in the workplace, a trend many attorneys expect to continue. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299987 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission litigation alleging discrimination against or harassment of males, including selected settled and active cases. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299989 WASHINGTON—Interim final rules about the appeals and external claims review processes that nongrandfathered self-insured group health plans must follow under new federal law could prove a challenge for many large, multistate employers, some benefit... Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299990 WASHINGTON—Increased demand for independent review organization services by self-funded health benefit plans likely will stimulate growth in the industry, sources familiar with the IRO market say. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299991 Interim final rules for the appeals and external claims process required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for nongrandfathered self-insured group health plans Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE01/308299994 CHICAGO—Just a single incident of sexual harassment, if severe enough, can violate federal civil rights law, says a federal appellate court in a decision Monday. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE03/308299995 Gulf Coast risk managers are poorer but wiser five years after Hurricane Katrina, having weathered the high cost of insurance in the aftermath of the catastrophe while learning valuable lessons that have left them better prepared for such storms. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE03/308299996 Catastrophe modelers have capitalized on one of the few positive things to come from Hurricane Katrina—a wealth of claims data and other information they are using to improve their products and help insurers and risk managers mitigate windstorm... Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE03/308299997 Hurricane Katrina's battering of the Gulf Coast five years ago left insurers holding historic catastrophe losses and changed the way they underwrite and prepare for the risk of windstorms and flooding. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE03/308299998 Five years ago in rural Alabama, I woke up and watched a nightmare take shape. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE03/308299999 Insurers and adjusters are using improved technology and lessons learned from the unprecedented demands of handling claims from Hurricane Katrina to improve the way losses are settled. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST http://businessinsurance.com/article/20100829/ISSUE0203/100829945 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST