The Spokane, Wash., City Council will decide whether to terminate a contract with a private ambulance company that overbilled hundreds of patients and insurance companies more than $320,000. The fire department was supposed to oversee the ambulance contract. An audit …
Seattle-based Safeco Insurance Companies has appointed Michael LaRocco as president and chief operating officer. In that expanded role, LaRocco will bring together the company’s property and casualty operations, and will have profit-and-loss responsibility for all Safeco product lines, including product …
As many as 15 percent of Montana vehicles lack required liability insurance, and current penalties against the owners don’t act as much of a deterrent, the state’s legislative auditors reported. Legislative auditors, in a 26-page investigation, said they estimate between …
Utah insurers faced a busy and difficult year during the Utah 2006 legislative session, according to the American Insurance Association. “Insurers had to play a lot of defense this year,” said Steve Suchil, AIA assistant vice president for the western …
Farmers Insurance Exchange, Los Angeles, has begun serving civil summons and complaints on Redding, Calif.-based auto glass company Onsight Auto Glass and its owner. Farmers is accusing the company of taking part in a scheme designed to defraud the insurer …
Senior executives and producers are scheduled to meet and exchange “cutting edge” ideas at the Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West (IBA West) Blue Ribbon Conference on the Big Island, Hawaii, on April 30-May 4. The conference, in its …
Legislation forcing Colorado drivers to purchase additional emergency medical insurance coverage as part of their auto insurance policies was defeated in the state’s Senate Appropriations Committee by a vote of 6-3. Senate Bill 19 would have required drivers to purchase …
The proper allocation and remittance of surplus lines premium taxes to the states on multi-state risks has been the most vexing problem faced by surplus lines brokers during the nearly 116-year history of the industry. In recent years, the multi-state …
Honolulu motorcycle riders are most likely to have their bikes stolen, although the city is the 53rd largest metropolitan area, according to a recent study by Progressive Group of Insurance Companies. A motorcyclist in Honolulu is four times more likely …
Members of the Arizona Senate are considering a bill designed to safeguard the personal information of Arizona residents. SB 1338, authored by Sen. John Huppenthal, R-HD 20, requires businesses to notify their customers if data containing clients’ personal information is …
