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UK Travel Insurer Columbus Direct Expands into German Market
Aug 26 2011 // UK travel insurer Columbus Direct, which is part of the Collinson Insurance Group, announced the expansion of its range of low cost travel products into the German market. The bulletin said a “range of travel...
Calif. Court Rules on Benefit from Negotiated Rate Differential
Aug 24 2011 // California’s highest court has ruled that accident plaintiffs may only recover economic damages equal to the amount paid by their insurer and not the higher amount billed. The opinion stated that “the...
North, South Carolina Coastal Insurance Plans Ready for Hurricane Irene
Aug 24 2011 // Caught square in the path of Irene, the first major hurricane of the season, the coastal insurance plans in North and South Carolina are prepared to absorb what may be their first major losses in years. Both plans appear...
Connecticut Court Rules on Guaranty Fund Role in Workers’ Comp Claims
Aug 23 2011 // The state insurance guaranty fund can be considered the last insurer on a workers’ compensation risk that has multiple insurers and be initially liable for paying benefits to the injured employee, with the right to...
Judge Allows Investors, Insurers to Intervene in Bank of America Settlement
Aug 23 2011 // A New York state judge granted the request of dozens of investors including pension funds, insurers and several Federal Home Loan Banks to intervene in Bank of America Corp.’s proposed $8.5 billion settlement with...
Hurricanes May Be Catalyst for Insurance Rate Increases
Aug 23 2011 // Hurricane Irene, threatening to become the first hurricane to hit the United States in three years, could be the catalyst the insurance industry has been seeking in its quest for across-the-board premium increases after...
Insurers Contribute over $17 Billion to UK Economy
Aug 23 2011 // The Association of British Insurers notes that the industry made a “total contribution of £10.4 billion [$17.21 billion] to the Exchequer – which would cover the entire £10.2 billion [$16.9 billion] Home Office...
Insurer Sued for Refusal to Hire North Carolina Man in Drug Program
Aug 23 2011 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued a national insurance company, contending the firm violated federal law by refusing to hire a North Carolina man after he disclosed he was participating in a...
Insurers Oppose Change in South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Medical Fees
Aug 22 2011 // A new South Carolina regulation for calculating medical fees in worker injury cases has set off opposition from insurers and business groups that claim it favors certain medical providers over others and will increase...
London’s Marine Insurers Say Libya to Stay on ‘High Risk’ List
Aug 22 2011 // There is no immediate prospect of Libya being removed from a list of areas deemed high risk by London’s marine insurance market. Underwriters will seek a stable period before looking at de-listing, a market official...
CEO of Arkansas-based Heifer Foundation Sues Board Members, Insurer
Aug 19 2011 // The chief executive of the foundation that supports the hunger-relief organization Heifer International has sued four foundation board members, alleging that he was suspended in retaliation for raising questions about...
AIR Chief on Cat Models: ‘What’s All The Fuss About?’
Aug 19 2011 // When it comes to revised hurricane models, AIR Worldwide CEO Ming Lee has one basic question, “What really is all this big fuss about?” Lee, whose Boston company launched the catastrophe modeling industry in...
Chinese Insurer Ping An Posts 33% Rise in 1st Half Profits
Aug 19 2011 // Ping An Insurance Co. of China Ltd. said Thursday its fast-growing banking business helped to boost profit for the first half by nearly 33 percent. Profit for the six months ending June 30 was 12.8 billion yuan ($1.9...
Group of Allstate Agents Votes to Unionize
Aug 18 2011 // A group of Allstate agents who say the insurer controls them like employees rather than as independent contractors voted to affiliate with a union — a move the agents hope will help dissolve some of their concerns...
Insurer’s New Predictive Model Targets High Cost Workers’ Comp Claims
Aug 18 2011 // Workers’ compensation giant Liberty Mutual has developed a new predictive model that lets it more quickly identify and manage high cost workers’ compensation claims that typically make up about 20 percent of...
Travel Insurers Pay $7 Million a Week to Stricken UK Travelers Says ABI
Aug 18 2011 // Travel insurance has become an essential adjunct for UK residents heading abroad on vacations. According to the Association of British Insurers, travel insurance companies pay on average £5.3 million [$7.26 million a week...
The Truth About Why Independent Agents Love Regional Companies
Aug 17 2011 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 15, 2011. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....
Oregon Insurance Company Aids Disabled Veterans
Aug 16 2011 // A team of 12 U.S. service members who were severely injured in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan will compete in Oregon’s iconic 2011 Hood to Coast Relay race. “Team Warfighter Sports” is the only...
Internet Truckstop Adds Carrier Registration Service
Aug 16 2011 // Internet Truckstop, an Internet-based freight matching service in the transportation industry, has added an enhancement to the truckstop.com in its Carrier Registration Service (CRS) and CRS PLUS. CRS allows a company to...
Washington Insurance Commissioner Fines Health Insurer
Aug 16 2011 // Wshington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has fined Regence BlueShield (Regence) $100,000 for denying contraceptive coverage to 984 women. Kreidler learned about the violation from a consumer who contacted his...
