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Reinsurance 2007 — A victim of success?
Aug 20 2007 // Record earnings, capitalization and profits deliver new challenges for reinsurers If the reinsurance industry were a game of golf, one would say that after three rounds — the two halves of 2006 and the first half of...
Insurers, underwriters try to relax with medispas
Aug 20 2007 // In a world where one-stop shopping is the norm, it makes sense that consumers now demand cosmetic and medical services be blended and offered in one location. With no extra travel and no extra hassle, a one-stop, beauty...
Reinsurance 2007 – A victim of success?
Aug 20 2007 // If the reinsurance industry were a game of golf, one would say that after three rounds — the two halves of 2006 and the first half of 2007 — it tops the leader board. But as any golf buff knows the final 18...
Insurers, underwriters try to relax with medispas
Aug 20 2007 // In a world where one-stop shopping is the norm, it makes sense that consumers now demand cosmetic and medical services be blended and offered in one location. With no extra travel and no extra hassle, a one-stop, beauty...
Pa. Judge Faces Fraud Indictment Relating to Car Accident Claim
Aug 17 2007 // A Pennsylvania Superior Court judge collected insurance money after claiming a car accident made him unable to exercise or play golf, but then played golf, went inline skating and received his pilot’s license,...
Okla. Lawmaker Proposes Ban on Cell Phone Use by School Bus Drivers
Aug 16 2007 // Legislation proposed by an Oklahoma state representative would prohibit school bus drivers from talking on their cell phone while driving the bus. The measure by Rep. Paul Wesselhoft, R-Moore, would also forbid teenagers...
R.I. Governor May Relax Fire Code
Aug 15 2007 // Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri and other state officials are renewing a push to relax Rhode Island’s fire code after a bill that proposed major revisions died in the General Assembly earlier this summer. Carcieri...
Fla. Office of Insurance Regulation Denies Rate Filings
Aug 15 2007 // This week, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation denied the rate requests of three companies for not substantially lowering their property insurance rates pursuant to legislation adopted earlier this...
Calif. Modifies Benefit Notice Rules
Aug 15 2007 // California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation has issued a 15-day notice of revisions to proposed workers’ compensation benefit notice and medical provider network regulations. The DWC has modified its...
Mass. Lawmakers Anxious About Auto Change, Socioeconomic Factors
Aug 14 2007 // Massachusetts lawmakers are anxious about the Patrick Administration’s decision to try competitive rating in auto insurance in 2008 but have stopped short of asking Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes to halt her...
La. Judge: No Basis for Suit to Make State Sue Insurance Companies
Aug 13 2007 // A judge in Baton Rouge, La., threw out a request to make state officials sue insurance companies for hurricane repairs on public property, saying the suit neither named any companies to sue nor listed any specific damaged...
Gov. Signs Texas Agents’ Resolution Opposing Federal Regulation
Aug 13 2007 // Gov. Rick Perry recently signed a joint Senate and House resolution passed during the 80th Texas Legislature affirming support for continued state regulation of the insurance industry, the Independent Insurance Agents of...
Judge Hears Appeal on Ruling That Quashed Va. Bad Driver Fees
Aug 10 2007 // There was no rational basis for state legislators to assess surcharges for bad driving only on Virginians and not nonresidents, a lawyer for a repeat traffic offender told a judge considering whether the fees are...
Maine Court Rules Employer May Offset Workers Comp by Disability Sum
Aug 10 2007 // An employer may use a payment to an injured worker under its group life and disability plan to offset its workers’ compensation benefit payment, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court has ruled. The plaintiff had argued...
Judge Delays Trial Order for N. D. Workers’ Comp Director
Aug 9 2007 // A judge has delayed his ruling on whether the director of North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency should face trial on charges that he misspent more than $18,000 in public money. Sandy Blunt, director of...
Lawmakers: Former Hurricane Center Head Should Get Old Job
Aug 9 2007 // If the ousted director of the National Hurricane Center is not allowed to return to his job, he should at least be assigned to his previous weather-related position, two lawmakers said Monday. U.S. Reps. Brad Miller,...
Parents, Toy Companies Stressed Over Major Toy Recall
Aug 8 2007 // Many American parents are facing a quandrary about what toys to buy their children following the recall by Mattel Inc. of almost 1 million Chinese-made toys because they may contain lead. As if fears over contaminated...
Mass. Court Rules Excess Insurer Not Bound by Primary Insurer Settlement
Aug 7 2007 // An insurer of a so-called “follow form” excess policy is not bound by the decision of a primary insurer to settle a claim, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled. The state’s highest court...
Kentucky Regulator Wins First Professional Designation
Aug 7 2007 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has awarded its first professional designation to Kathy Horsley of the Kentucky Office of Insurance. Horsley earned the Associate Professional of Insurance Regulation...
Wash. Medical Malpractice Rules Outline Reporting Requirements
Aug 7 2007 // Regulations designed to provide guidance to insurers, providers, attorneys and claimants on complying with Washington’s new Health Care Liability Reform Law have been implemented, according to the Office of the...
