President Declares 12 Texas Counties Major Disaster Areas June 20, 2016 Twelve Texas counties that suffered severe flooding during heavy rainfall in late May have been declared major disaster areas by...
Oklahoma Commissioner Deems Earthquake Coverage ‘Non-Competitive’ June 20, 2016 Oklahoma’s top insurance regulator says there’s a definite lack of competition in the state’s earthquake insurance market and has ordered...
Oklahoma Man Gets 18-Year Sentence for Insurance Fraud June 20, 2016 An Oklahoma man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for insurance fraud, the state attorney general’s office reported....
Louisiana Drivers May Now Repay Auto Insurance Fines in Installments June 20, 2016 Louisiana drivers struggling to pay unpaid fines from lapsed car insurance coverage can now find some relief. Gov. John Bel...
Texas Public Insurance Counsel: Deny Texas Homeowner Policy Arbitration Endorsement June 20, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones A Texas insurance company has filed to offer an optional endorsement to its homeowners insurance policy that would require mandatory...
Have Injured Workers Benefited from Oklahoma’s Opt-Out Plans? It Depends, Study Says June 20, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones A recent analysis of the workers’ compensation “opt-out” system in Oklahoma concludes that employer-run plans for injured workers may offer...
Business Moves June 20, 2016 CMS, Diversified Professional Risk Managers CMS LLC, an insurance wholesaler based in Melville, N.Y., has acquired Diversified Professional Risk Managers...
Using Agency Employees to Improve Leadership June 20, 2016 By Catherine Oak and William Schoeffler Jr. In today’s business climate innovations in technology and systems have upended communication, payroll and record keeping. Even with these drastic...
New Construction Certification Aims to Specialize the Specialist June 20, 2016 The construction risk is one of the toughest categories of businesses to insure. Insurance professionals are vulnerable from the first...
Insurer’s Hospital Claims Study Corroborates High Death Risk from Medical Errors June 20, 2016 Death claims are the most common hospital liability claims, according to an insurance company study released after researchers at Johns...