Content from Andrew Simpson
Berkshire Hathaway’s MedPro to Buy Oklahoma Insurer
Berkshire Hathaway's MedPro Group has agreed to acquire Oklahoma healthcare liability insurer PLICO Inc., which is owned by the Oklahoma State Medical Association (OSMA). The boards of each entity ...
AIG Ex-CEO Greenberg Will Appeal Bailout Ruling That Left Out Damages
Maurice "Hank' Greenberg, who won what most considered a long-shot case with a ruling that the U.S. government acted illegally towards American International Group Inc. shareholders in the terms it ...
Outgoing Flood Insurance Program Director Blasts Inefficiencies
The outgoing director of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) says the program is a "melting iceberg" that is incapable of properly managing its various players including the private insurance ...
Might Human Drivers Be Outlawed?
Tesla Motors co-founder and CEO Elon Musk thinks that human-driven cars could eventually be outlawed as computers show they can do a more efficient and safer job of driving. "In the distant future, ...
A Son of Watergate Remembers His Father
To the world, H.R. Haldeman was President Richard Nixon's chief of staff beginning in 1969 and a central figure in the Watergate scandal in the early 1970s. To Hank Haldeman, H.R. Haldeman was also ...
Exclusive: Haldeman, Son of Watergate, Remembers His Father and President Nixon
H.R. "Bob" Haldeman bears some responsibility for the Watergate scandal, but he was innocent of the criminal charges brought against him, says the son of President Richard Nixon's former chief of ...
Public Radio Report Puts Spotlight on Workers Compensation’s ‘Grand Bargain’
Earlier this month, a ProPublica/National Public Radio report putting a spotlight on the workers compensation system caught the attention of experts who were meeting in Boston to share research on ...
Expect Influx of Soft Tissue Claims to Workers Comp as ACA Takes Hold: WCRI
Workers compensation insurers should expect more cost shifting from group health plans as a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) takes hold, according to new research from the Workers ...