Commercial Lines
U.S. Regulator Seeking New Accounts of Guardrail Accidents
A U.S. highway regulator opened an Internet portal this week allowing the public to report accidents tied to a Trinity Industries Inc. guardrail system, which has been linked by lawsuits to at least ...
Carrier Management’s Top 10 News Stories of 2014
Five of the top Carrier Management news stories in 2014 ranked everything from insurance industry jobs to the companies themselves, in different iterations. The common link: there's huge interest in ...
Allianz Lead Reinsurer for Downed AirAsia Plane
Allianz SE could be exposed to claims of at least $100 million linked to the AirAsia jet missing off the Indonesian coast with 162 people on board—the third major airline accident it has been ...
Carrier Management’s Top Feature of 2014: Fireman’s Fund’s Decline
A story about Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.'s long decline was the top Carrier Management feature in 2014. The October 15 story by contributor Russ Banham looked at the company's struggles up to that ...
GAO Report Questions U.S. Readiness For Nuclear Terror or Mega-Cat
Bhe U.S. government isn't fully prepared to handle a nuclear terrorist attack or a large-scale natural catastrophe, lacks effective coordination, and in some cases is years away from ensuring ...
Large-Truck Crash Deaths Increase for Fourth Year
The number of people killed in large-truck crashes increased for the fourth straight year, bucking a trend of overall improvement in U.S. highway safety. Fatalities rose to 3,964 people last year, ...
WCRI Study: Pill Mill Reform Fuels Shift from Opioids to Weaker Meds
A law banning physicians from dispensing certain strong opioids discouraged the doctors from prescribing those drugs at all, according to a new study, which also found that the doctors dispensed more ...
CNA Financial Announces Lindemann to Retire
CNA Financial Corp. has announced that Robert Lindemann, president and chief operating officer of CNA Commercial, will retire effective Dec. 31, 2014, after a career spanning more than three decades. ...