Monthly Archives: March 2005

RAIL SHIPMENT BAN CALLED RISKY:

A newly passed ordinance barring rail shipments of hazardous materials through the District of Columbia raises the risk of a...

GOV.’S MED-MAL BILL PRAISED:

A consultant hired by the Ehrlich administration estimates Gov. Robert Ehrlich’s new medical malpractice insurance bill would save doctors about...

ACE BRANDYWINE SALE CHALLENGED:

Allstate Insurance Company, American International Group Inc., Chubb & Son and St. Paul Travelers are challenging the proposed sale of...

BRYAN NAMED N.J. COMMISSIONER:

Acting New Jersey Gov. Richard J. Codey appointed Donald Bryan, director of the Division of Insurance, to head the Department...

COURT SLAPS SCOFFLAW EMPLOYERS:

New York State’s highest court has ruled that employers that fail to purchase workers’ compensation coverage cannot use the workers’...

N.Y. CREDIT RULES IRK INSURERS:

Insurance companies are concerned that new regulations adopted by the New York Insurance Department regarding the use of credit information...

LAWMAKER SEEKS MED-MAL RATE CONTROLS:

Rhode Island Rep. Fausto C. Anguilla (D-Dist. 68, Bristol, Warren) has introduced legislation aimed at reining in rising malpractice insurance...

HEALTH INSURANCE DEAL REACHED:

Gov. John Lynch and a bipartisan group of state senators have reached a compromise on overhauling a health insurance law...