June 19, 2006
A veteran who lost both arms in the war in Iraq is suing filmmaker Michael Moore for $85 million, alleging that Moore used snippets of a television interview without his permission to falsely portray him as anti-war in “Fahrenheit 9/11.” …
June 19, 2006
Maryland, seeking to address the higher costs of insurance for urban drivers, recently passed legislation to require insurers to regularly review their rating territories and streamline the process for protesting rates. But some other recommendations of a recent urban insurance …
June 19, 2006
News Currents Insurers find the political and regulatory environment in New Hampshire favorable. “[I]t’s clear that in New Hampshire, we have a different marketplace than the other New England states. It’s a very positive environment here,” explains Michael Christiansen, president …
June 19, 2006
New York’s cell phone ban could clear the way for laws against anything that causes accidents, from having a pet in the car to drinking coffee, warns a lawyer fighting to have the ban declared unconstitutional. “This is a new …
June 19, 2006
News Currents Insurers find the political and regulatory environment in New Hampshire favorable. “[I]t’s clear that in New Hampshire, we have a different marketplace than the other New England states. It’s a very positive environment … here,” explains Michael Christiansen, …
June 19, 2006
HealthNow N.Y., Brokerage Concepts HealthNow New York Inc., parent company of BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York and BlueShield of Northeastern New York, is acquiring the business and operations of and Brokerage Concepts, Inc., a major benefits brokerage and administration …
June 19, 2006
Two more self-insured workers’ compensation groups in New York will close over the next several months, bringing the year’s tally to five, as officials continue to enforce stricter financial standards. The Retail & Wholesale Industry Worker Compensation Self-Insurance Trust, with …
June 19, 2006
InsurBanc, a financial services provider to the independent insurance agency community, announced that Scott A. Adamsons has joined the company as vice president of sales and business development. The Farmington, Conn.-based company has also hired Marie R. Rider to be …
June 19, 2006
N.J. pays premium Flood insurance is a particularly salient issue for my home state of New Jersey. Surrounded by the Delaware River to the west and the Hudson River and Atlantic Ocean to the east, New Jersey is especially prone …
June 19, 2006
More than 11,300 car accidents happen in the Albany, N.Y. metropolitan area each year — that’s about 215 a week. Many claims cause less than $2,000 in damage but, according to Progressive Insurance, the time wasted and inconvenience caused are …