A day after outlining a health reform plan, Republican gubernatorial challenger Jim Barnett faced questions Wednesday from the governor’s office about whether the proposal would create a new bureaucracy without helping Kansans who can’t afford insurance. “I’m very skeptical about …
Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that a Travis County, Texas, grand jury indicted Higgie Highsmith of San Antonio on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. Highsmith allegedly collected $7,112 in workers’ comp benefits he was not entitled to. Highsmith reported a job-related …
The Attorneys General of 10 states have filed a motion with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey opposing an amicus brief filed on Sept. 15, 2006, by the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA). The …
Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donleon has directed Horace Mann Insurance Companies of Springfield, Ill., to immediately cease the wrongful cancellation of homeowners policies in 23 parishes and reinstate any policies that have been cancelled since the Illinois-based insurer implemented …
Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon dropped his attempt earlier this week to yank off the air his opponent’s commercial that claims Donelon traded insurance licenses for campaign contributions. Donelon sued state Sen. James David Cain, his opponent in Saturday’s election, claiming …
A former Franklin County judge must pay $587,000 in legal fees connected to her failed defense against accusations of misconduct, a federal judge ruled. Former Common Pleas Judge Deborah O’Neill, 51, owes the money because the insurance policy that covers …
Louisiana’s $500,000 cap on medical malpractice damages, set in 1975, is unconstitutional because it no longer provides an adequate remedy to patients, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal in Lake Charles has ruled in a 3-2 decision. A $500,000 award …
Deputy Commissioner for Property and Casualty Insurance Tom Streukens is leaving the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation to take a position as Operations Director for the Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association. Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced the appointment …
Vivian Enriquez has brought her skills in developing programs and brokering multi-line property coverage to Swett & Crawford in Coral Gables, Fla. Before joining the Florida office she served as a broker for Allrisks Limited, a Fort Lauderdale-based broker where …
Professional Underwriters, a national program administrator focused on public entity insurance, has launched new professional liability program designed specifically for the public entity marketplace. The prorgam, Provantage PE, offers brokers and agents access to monoline Law Enforcement Professional, Public Officials …
