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Supervisor Has Duty to Enforce OSHA Compliance
Apr 5 2010 // The American workplace is undergoing a seismic demographic change as the “Baby Boomer” generation — born between 1946 and 1960 — retires and is replaced by members of the subsequent generations: Generation...
When Main Street Met Washington
Apr 5 2010 // Agents Make Grassroots Lobbying Campaign Amid wind-whipped exhaust fumes and an early March cold front, Connecticut insurance agent Michael Gergler ducks inside the lobby of the Wardman Park hotel and surveys the lobby...
When Main Street Met Washington
Apr 5 2010 // Agents Head to D.C. as Part of Grassroots Lobbying Campaign Amid wind-whipped exhaust fumes and an early March cold front, Connecticut insurance agent Michael Gergler ducks inside the lobby of the Wardman Park hotel in...
Illinois High Court Rules Against Insurer in Underinsured Motorist Case
Apr 5 2010 // The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that an appellate court was correct when it found that an insurance company cannot exclude occupants of an insured vehicle from underinsured motorists coverage (UIM). The high...
Supervisor Has Duty to Enforce OSHA Compliance
Apr 5 2010 // The American workplace is undergoing a seismic demographic change as the “Baby Boomer” generation — born between 1946 and 1960 — retires and is replaced by members of the subsequent generations: Generation...
Florida Eyes Insurer Payments to Affiliates
Apr 5 2010 // Florida Gov. Charlie Crist wants the state insurance regulator to have authority to prevent excessive payments by home-based insurance companies to affiliate managing general agencies and other entities. “I’d...
Before the Storms
Apr 5 2010 // As Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty told the Florida Cabinet, “the marketplace still faces serious challenges.” Out of the more than 200 property insurance companies in Florida, 81 reported underwriting...
Audit: Wisconsin Medical Malpractice Fund in Poor Shape
Apr 1 2010 // A fund that helps Wisconsin health care providers pay medical malpractice claims is in poor financial shape after lawmakers raided $200 million to balance the budget, auditors have warned. The Injured Patients and Families...
Marsh Warns New UAE Risk Mgmt. Rules to Impact Financial Sector
Apr 1 2010 // A bulletin from Marsh’s London office warns that “firms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could fall foul of new corporate governance rules and corporate discipline regulations unless they adopt a more systemic...
Irish Financial Woes Dominate Discussion, Country’s #2 Insurer Taken Over
Mar 31 2010 // The European Insurance Forum, held in Dublin Monday and Tuesday, was dominated by the fiscal crisis that has hit Ireland particularly hard. Although the country’s insurance industry remains a bright spot in an...
Florida’s Crist Opposes, Bush Backs Bill Deregulating Insurance Prices
Mar 31 2010 // Tallahassee politicians must ensure a robust private property insurance market to avoid a financial disaster if a major hurricane or several smaller storms strike the state this summer, former Gov. Jeb Bush said this...
U.S. Seeks Permanent Ban on Texting by Bus, Truck Drivers
Mar 31 2010 // U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has proposed a federal rule that would to specifically prohibit texting by interstate commercial truck and bus drivers. The proposed rule would make permanent an interim ban...
Mississippi Insurance Chief Hopes Rural Fire Truck Program Continues
Mar 30 2010 // There’s no such thing as too much fire protection for a rural state such as Mississippi, says Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney. Chaney was among dozens of co-sponsors on a 1995 bill that created the Rural Fire...
Judge: California Workers Ordered to Return to Work Immediately
Mar 26 2010 // Adding a wrinkle to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s plan to furlough state workers to help shore-up the state budget deficit, a California Superior Court Judge has ordered that furlough days for certain state...
Georgia Senate Revives Pickup Truck Seat Belt Bill
Mar 26 2010 // The Georgia Senate this week revived and approved a proposal that would force pickup truck drivers to wear their seat belts. The bill passed with a vote of 45-2. Bill sponsor Sen. Don Thomas, a physician and Republican...
Califonia Seeks Comments on Workers’ Comp Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule Regs
Mar 26 2010 // California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation has posted an online forum for members of the public to review and comment on a draft of proposed regulations to update the medical treatment utilization schedule...
Marsh Joins Aon, Willis in Rejecting Contingent Commission Income
Mar 25 2010 // Giant insurance broker Marsh says its main brokerage unit will not accept contingent commissions on business for U.S. or Canadian clients but its Marsh & McLennan Agency and its affinity and personal lines business...
Plug Could Be Pulled from Flood Insurance Program Again This Weekend
Mar 25 2010 // Insurance and real estate agents are being advised to prepare their clients for another possible interruption of the federal flood insurance program in three days, which could be longer than the one that happened last...
Florida Governor, Regulator Want Check on Insurer Payments to Affiliates
Mar 24 2010 // Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said he would like to give the state insurance regulator authority to prevent excessive payments by home-based insurance companies to affiliated managing general agencies and other...
Insurance Agents, Carriers Make Progress in Modifying Dodd Bill
Mar 24 2010 // Insurance agents and carriers are reporting progress in their efforts to modify a proposed federal financial services regulation bill passed by the Senate Banking Committee, while risk managers have extended their support...
