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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...
Big Insurers May Escape Capital Surcharges Under Global Regulations
Aug 16 2011 // New rules to ensure no insurance company is too big to fail are set to be drawn up in time for the 2012 meeting of G20 leaders, although unlike banks they may not include capital surcharges, according to industry...
3 Insurers Bid for West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Business
Aug 15 2011 // Three companies are vying to provide workers’ compensation coverage for state agencies. Acting Insurance Commissioner Michael Riley said that that BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co., Chartis, and Zurich Insurance Co....
Michigan Man Loses Bid to Have Insurer Pay for Stem Cell Surgery
Aug 15 2011 // A motorcycle wreck turned a Lenawee County man into a paraplegic. Desperate for any relief, he chose stem-cell surgery in Europe, a procedure that may have improved his health but left him with a $51,000 bill. Now, after...
Exclusive: Unreported Insurance Mergers
Aug 15 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....
Got Regional?
Aug 15 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....
California Insurers Call for Carmageddon II
Aug 15 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....
Insurer Offers Bail Out to U.S. Government
Aug 15 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....
E&O Insights: 15 Ways to Guarantee an Agency E&O Claim
Aug 15 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....
Government Reaps Benefit of P/C Insurers’ Excess Profits
Aug 15 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 Medical Marijuana Costs Too High, Say Workers’ Comp Insurers
Aug 15 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....
Missouri to Audit State-Created Workers’ Compensation Insurer
Aug 14 2011 // A state-created company intended to help small businesses get workers’ compensation insurance has agreed to a review by the Missouri auditor’s office. Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Co. agreed to what it...
First Responder Fees: Insurers Should Expect to Pay More
Aug 12 2011 // While fee recovery by fire departments is nothing new, an increasing number of local municipalities have begun to charge for first responder, primarily fire department, services. Though the types of fees and rates vary...
UK Insurers Welcome PM’s Pledge on Compensation Scheme
Aug 12 2011 // The UK’s insurance industry “has welcomed Prime Minister David Cameron’s announcement that the Riot Act police compensation schemes will operate as normal and has promised to use its expertise to help the...
California Insurance Commissioner Addresses Insurer S&P Downgrade
Aug 11 2011 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones yesterday issued the following statement in regard to the downgrade by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) of the credit rating of certain insurers from AAA to AA+ associated...
Agents Say Insurers Out of Touch with Needs of Small Businesses
Aug 11 2011 // Insurance agents and brokers think that their insurance carriers may be out of touch with what the small business segment needs. For one, carriers have been busy coming out with new products and coverage enhancements for...
ABI Assures UK Business Owners of Insurance Coverage for Riot Losses
Aug 11 2011 // Along with its recap of the applicable provisions of UK law covering damages caused by riots, the Association of British Insurers also issued a special letter to business owners. The ABI expressed its sympathy for those...
Florida Eases Surplus Lines ‘Due Diligence’ Rule for Agents
Aug 10 2011 // Florida insurance agents should have an easier time placing commercial policies with surplus lines carriers under a new law that allows them to offer the coverage without first scouring the admitted market for the...
Sovereign Debt Pressure Spreads to Insurers’ Balance Sheets: A.M. Best
Aug 10 2011 // Continuing economic weakness in Europe and the debt crisis in the United States have elevated the risk profile of U.S. insurers, stirring insurance rating agency A.M. Best to stress test insurers for how they might be...
Hosket & Ulen Join Keystone Insurers Group in Ohio
Aug 9 2011 // Hosket & Ulen Insurance Agency of Dublin became Keystone Insurers Group’s 27th franchise partner in Ohio. The announcement was made jointly by Bill Hosket, the agency’s co-owner, and Keystone Ohio Vice...
