Richard “Smilin’ Rick” Fabel, who presided over the Spokane, Wash., chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, has been sentenced to 71/2 years in prison after being convicted of racketeering, and ordered to pay $55,000 in restitution, mostly to Progressive …
Idaho Department of Insurance Director Bill Deal announced that the state’s workers’ compensation premium rates will be reduced by an average of 3.7 percent for 2008. “This decrease points out the stability of workers’ compensation coverage in Idaho,” Deal said. …
San Diego-based Coronado Insurance Wholesale Services has added a new admitted general liability market for contractors working in California, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada and Florida. Program features include ISO 12 04 policy form with a manifestation and a sunset clause. Minimum …
Mo. Gov. Matt Blunt said the number of uninsured Missourians could be reduced by nearly one-third under a plan he outlined this week to provide government-subsidized health care to lower-income families. The Republican, speaking at a St. Louis health center, …
The House of Representative approved by a vote 312-110 H.R. 2761, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007 (TRIREA), legislation that extends and revises the federal terrorism insurance backstop for 15 years. The current federal terrorism insurance …
Wayne F. White, president and chairman of Home Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Conway, Ark., and president of the Arkansas Association of Mutual Insurance Cos., was presented the Insurance Education Institute’s 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award during the 112th NAMIC Annual Convention. …
A Florida man was issued a cease and desist order for allegedly soliciting public adjuster services in Louisiana without a license, according to the Louisiana Department of Insurance. David A. Hogan of Port St. Lucie, Fla., operating under the name …
Loveland, Ohio-based Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, recently announced the introduction of its new commercial lines product, Custom Protector. Custom Protector is a comprehensive array of property and liability coverages that can be customized for more than …
Encompass Insurance recently announced that Ken Branch, 48, has been promoted to assistant vice president, Sales and Distribution.. Part of the Allstate group of companies, Encompass sells automobile, homeowner and related insurance products. Products are sold exclusively through independent agencies. …
The South Carolina Department of Insurance disapproved a request made by the National Council on Compensation Insurance to increase loss costs statewide by 23.7 percent. NCCI State Relations Executive, Amy Quinn, said SCDOI released its announcement in August prompting NCCI …
