West Virginia, Louisiana, Illinois, California, and Texas were among the worst states for legal fairness, while Mississippi is improving after enacting legal reforms, according to a new ranking of the best and worst state legal systems released by the U.S. …
American Hobbyist Insurance, a national provider of collector-vehicle coverage, recently appointed Karen Tim as its new agency manager. Tim serves in American Hobbyist’s new headquarters in Jenkintown, Pa. Formerly located in Stuart, Fla., the agency relocated to larger quarters in …
More than 120 of Florida’s independent agents attending the March 29 and 30 Florida Independent Insurance Agents Legislative “Fly-In” heard Skip Long, Scott Johnson, Laura Pearce and Kyle Ulrich outline the pros and cons of legislation being considered in the …
Insurance companies believe that even though a court rejected a motion to dismiss the Mississippi case challenging the flood exclusion in standard homeowners insurance policies, the ruling is actually a good sign for the insurance industry. Three trade groups that …
A formal administrative hearing has been set for Thur. April 13, to discuss the proposed purchase of CHA Health, of Lexington, Ky. by Humana Health Plan Inc., of Louisville. The hearing, which is open to the public, will begin at …
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies has urged Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour to sign into law a bill that would require five of the state’s most southerly counties to enact emergency building code standards. In a letter to Gov. …
Johnathan Brutlag has been named branch manager, to oversee the Atlanta office of All Risks Ltd., a Baltimore, Md.-based national independent insurance wholesaler with offices nationwide. Brutlag will be in charge of continuing growth in the southeast, while focusing on …
Lighthouse Underwriters has expanded its ElderCare program with four new proprietary products. The new products, all of which are A-rated with claims made forms and combined general liability and property liability forms, are: * AdultCare, coverage for free-standing adult daycare …
The Florida Senate has passed a repeal of joint and several liability, which means the measure now goes to Gov. Jeb Bush who is expected to sign the bill into law. The bill (HB 145) eliminates joint and several liability, …
The chief proponent of a new law cited by Nevada in trying to block a mining industry watchdog group’s efforts to stop pollution from an old Nevada gold mine said that he didn’t envision the law being used that way. …
