Finally, Wash. Legislators Agree on Workers’ Comp Reform May 23, 2011 Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown, House Speaker Frank Chopp, Senate Minority Leader Mike Hewitt and House...
White Mountains’ Sirius to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate May 23, 2011 White Mountains Re Ltd. reports that its Sirius International Insurance Corp. affiliate has received approval in principle from the Lloyd’s...
Texas Senate Votes to Keep Texas Insurance Department May 23, 2011 The Texas Senate has voted to renew the state Department of Insurance and give it stronger enforcement penalties when companies...
Montana State Fund Cuts Rates 20% May 23, 2011 By Phil Drake The board of Montana State Fund, the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, cut its rates by 20 percent, in a...
As Water Inches Closer, an Agonizing Wait in Louisiana May 23, 2011 By Michael Kunzelman The final wave of holdouts has mostly packed up and left this Louisiana town as water from the swollen Atchafalaya...
Tornado Kills Man, Destroys 20 Homes in Kansas May 23, 2011 A tornado swept through a small eastern Kansas town, killing one person and destroying at least 20 homes, as severe...
Oklahoma Schools Insurance Rates Go Up After Storms May 23, 2011 More than 400 Oklahoma schools have received notices of expected insurance rate increases averaging 19.5 percent. The notice from the...
FEMA Criticized for Letters to Alabama Storm Victims May 23, 2011 The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday it has provided grants to about 15 percent of the more than 72,000...
Michigan Charges Detroit Agency, Producer with Fraud May 23, 2011 Michigan officials are warning Detroit-area drivers that they may have unknowingly purchased fraudulent automobile insurance certificates from an entity claiming...
Come Along For the Ride As We ‘Boomerize’ Our Marketing Plans May 23, 2011 By Donna Chiapperino This week, I was in Plymouth Meeting, Penn., instructing a class on generational differences to some 20 insurance professionals. What...