Roberts Levin Rosenberg

"Like speculators in the futures market, who applaud the effects of drought on wheat prices, another disaster could ultimately cheer investors in insurance and reinsurance stocks."

Hurricanes May Be Catalyst for Insurance Rate Increases Hurricane Irene, threatening to become the first hurricane to hit the United States in three years, could be the catalyst the insurance industry has been s

Good call . . .

Second Court Allows Damages Suit Against Rumsfeld Over Alleged Torture A lawsuit accusing former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of personal responsibility for U.S. forces allegedly torturing two American whistleblowers who

"The data recorded by an EDR [black box] may be definitive enough to establish liability in an auto accident claims investigation. If not, ... it will lead the claims adjuster to ask more specific questions while investigating the claim."

Black Box Implications for Auto Insurers Though event data recorders (EDR) have been around since the 1970s, the number of vehicles equipped with the devices, also known as black boxes, has increa