More than a half-million people in Indiana have jobs but no health insurance, and the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration is trying to determine what, if anything, should be done about it. Agency officials discussed the issue with lawmakers, …
Columbus, Ohio-based ProCentury Corporation announced today that it plans to release its first quarter 2006 financial results after market close on Wednesday, May 3, 2006. On Thursday, May 4, 2006, ProCentury management will host a conference call to discuss the …
Rising insurance costs and increased government spending could trigger changes in the nation’s health care system, according to some participants in a health care discussion Tuesday. Republican Sen. John Thune, who sponsored the round table talk, said the federal government …
A Waverly, Iowa woman is suing her former boss after a video camera was found in the office restroom. Deanna Miller filed a lawsuit in Black Hawk County District Court against American Family Insurance and agent Robert Speirs, 53, of …
A former Hinds County, Miss. risk management consultant has been ordered to repay the county $380,000. Hinds County sued Shappley Harris for making changes in invoices from the Mississippi Municipal Association between 2002 and 2003, increasing the cost of the …
Barlocker Insurance Services of Salinas, Calif., will become part of the Leavitt Group in early June. A joint statement acknowledged that a definitive letter of intent was signed on April 6th, followed by inter-company announcements. According to Dane Leavitt, the …
A former Los Angeles insurance broker has been arrested for allegedly pocketing $381,966 in liability insurance premiums from clients. The California Department of Insurance arrested Bernard Warschaw, 78, on an extradition warrant. Warschaw was arrested on April 12 by local …
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute recently studied Hawaii’s workers’ comp system and found a strikingly high proportion of claims that involved lost time. However, the insititute also identified several strengths of the Hawaii system, including prompt initial payment of indemnity …
Homeowners’ insurance regulations proposed by the Department of Insurance would result in higher premiums for many Californians, force insurers to charge unfair homeowner rates and cause subsidies among policyholders, according to the Personal Insurance Federation of California (PIFC), the American …
CIGNA HealthCare announced it is expanding the availability of its consumer-driven CIGNA Choice Fund Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) plans to businesses with 51-200 employees in Texas. The plan is also available in Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New …
