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CIGNA HealthCare HRA Now Available to Texas Small Businesses
Apr 14 2006 // CIGNA HealthCare announced it is expanding the availability of its consumer-driven CIGNA Choice Fund Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) plans to businesses with 51-200 employees in Texas. The plan is also available in...
Study Claims N.Y. Employer Mandate Would Cost Jobs, $9.2 Billion
Apr 12 2006 // Up to 100,000 jobs would be lost in New York State and businesses stand to take a $9.2 billion dollar hit under a proposed healthcare mandate, according to research by University of Kentucky economist Dr. Aaron Yelowitz...
Insurance Journal Reports on How Zurich Pacts Affect Agents; Promise of Mid-Sized D&O Market
Apr 4 2006 // Independent agents representing Zurich Insurance in the U.S. will have to disclose their income before binding any commercial lines policies for Zurich and some Zurich agents may be denied contingency compensation under...
Mass. to Impose Individual Mandate, Employer Fee to Expand Health Cover
Apr 4 2006 // The Massachusetts House and Senate have passed a landmark plan designed to expand health insurance to most of the state’s estimated 500,000 uninsured citizens. The measure requires that all residents and most...
Small Business California finds employers concerned about workers’ comp
Apr 3 2006 // A recent survey conducted by California Small Business, San Francisco, found that most small businesses are still very concerned about workers’ compensation. In the survey, 83 percent of the respondents consider...
Small Business California finds employers concerned about workers’ comp
Apr 3 2006 // A recent survey conducted by California Small Business, San Francisco, found that most small businesses are still very concerned about workers’ compensation. In the survey, 83 percent of the respondents consider...
California Employer Arrested for Wrongly Accusing Employee of Workers Comp Fraud
Mar 31 2006 // A San Bernardino, Calif., employer has been arrested for wrongly accusing an employee of workers compensation fraud, according to the California Department of Insurance. Matthew Day, 26, was arrested after surrendering...
Granata to Discuss Resolving Conflict in the Workplace
Mar 31 2006 // Resolving conflict in the workplace will be the topic presented by Susan Granata, president of the Florida SunCoast Chapter of the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters during the group’s April 17 meeting in...
Combined Group Rolls Out Online Service for Commercial Auto
Mar 30 2006 // The Combined Group, headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, announced the launch of a new online tool to help agents efficiently make binding offers for commercial automobile business. The Automatic Commercial Auto Application...
Cant To Head Washington Workplace Safety and Health Division
Mar 29 2006 // Following a nationwide search, Steve Cant has been named to lead the workplace safety and health division of Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I). “I’m confident Steve is the right...
N.H. Employers Receive Refunds on Workers Comp Policies
Mar 29 2006 // Insurance companies in New Hampshire have refunded $666,086 on 13,424 workers’ compensation policyholders for policies written in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny last July ordered insurers...
Willis Group Holdings Names Eric Joost to Lead Middle Markets in Chicago
Mar 28 2006 // Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, has named Eric Joost as Middle Market segment leader. Joost will lead efforts to develop proprietary and unique skills that will benefit Willis clients in this key...
Texas Workers’ Comp Division to Host Workplace Health/Safety Conference
Mar 22 2006 // As part of its mission to help employers and employees maintain safe workplaces and prevent occupational injuries and illnesses, the Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation will host the 10th...
Small Business California Finds Employers Still Concerned about Workers’ Comp
Mar 21 2006 // A recent survey conducted by California Small Business, San Francisco, found that most small businesses are still very concerned about workers’ compensation. In the survey, 83 percent of the respondents consider...
Cat Commercial Product Launched in Southeast States
Mar 20 2006 // In response to unmet capacity needs created by the devastating natural disasters of 2005, International Catastrophe Insurance Managers, LLC (ICAT), and National Fire and Marine Insurance Company (Berkshire Hathaway Group)...
Beazley Commercial Property Team Expands In U.S.
Mar 20 2006 // Beazley announced it has hired two senior underwriters to assist with the company’s U.S. operations mid market commercial property business a focus. Todd Hanes joins Beazley as the West Coast regional underwriting...
March, September Commercial Marine Seminars Scheduled
Mar 10 2006 // Commercial marine seminars have been scheduled March 22 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and Sept. 12 in Tampa by LIG Educational and Consulting Services, of St. Petersburg, Fla., an insurance wholesaler specializing in all lines...
Poe Financial Group Cancels New, Renewed Fla. Homeowners, Commercial Policies
Mar 9 2006 // Florida agents have been notified by Poe Financial Group that thousands of policyholders with its Southern Family Insurance Company will no longer be able to renew or insure new homeowner or commercial lines business. The...
Health Insurance Plan for Small Business Passed in Okla.
Mar 6 2006 // A bill to expand a program that provides subsidies to cover much of the health insurance costs of employees of small businesses won approval Mar. 2 in the Oklahoma Senate. In other action, senators passed a bill to cut...
Mass. Closer to Employer Charge, Individual Mandate for Health Coverage
Mar 6 2006 // Massachusetts moved a step closer to dramatically expanding health coverage last week after House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi and Senate President Robert Travaglini said they’ve broken a legislative impasse blocking a...
