Latest Policyholder Headlines
All the headlines from our Policyholder Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Survey: Public Opposes Allowing Policyholder Suits Against Insurers
Jul 29 2010 // A majority of Americans believe that laws allowing people to sue their own auto insurance company for punitive damages, in addition to receiving benefits for their insured claim losses, are not a good idea. New public...
Court Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Calif. Commissioner’s Actions
Jul 27 2010 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is considering a recent court decision a victory for consumers, as a lawsuit that attempted to stop the Commissioner from protecting Californians in connection with the...
LWCC Reducing Overall Rates by 4.1%
Jul 9 2010 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) announced tthat it will implement an overall rate reduction of 4.1 percent beginning Oct. 1, 2010. This marks the sixth consecutive year that LWCC has reduced...
New York Workers’ Compensation Fund Premium, Accounts Down
Jul 7 2010 // For 2009, the New York State Insurance Fund reported workers’ compensation premium of $1.31 billion and disability benefits premium of $16.6 million. The competitive fund wrote 41 percent of the state’s...
Actuarially Sound Property Rates Remain Elusive Along Texas Coast
Jul 7 2010 // Insurance company interests have long complained that the state-backed Texas Windstorm Insurance Association charges rates that are not actuarially sound for the risks it insures, making it impossible for private insurers...
Actuarially Sound Rates Remain Elusive Along Texas Gulf Coast
Jul 5 2010 // Insurance company interests have long held that the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association charges rates that are not actuarially sound for the risks it insures, making it impossible for private insurers to compete for...
Ohio Orders Health Insurer to Refund $6M to Policyholders
Jun 30 2010 // More than 45,000 Ohioans will receive a refund or credit from Community Insurance Co., also known as Anthem, according to Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson. The Ohio Department of Insurance alleges that Anthem has been...
P/C Insurers Return to Profitability in Q1 With $8.9B in Net Income
Jun 23 2010 // The property/casualty industry returned to profitability in the first quarter of 2010 despite continuing declines in both written premiums and earned premiums. Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income...
Missouri Hospital Plan to Pay $13.9M Dividend to Policyholders
Jun 16 2010 // Medical malpractice insurer, Missouri Hospital Plan, announced that it will pay a record dividend of $13.9 million to its Missouri policyholders in July. Missouri Hospital Plan is a membership association that insures...
MMIC to Offer Crisis Management Services to Policyholders
Jun 14 2010 // MMIC Group, a Midwest provider of medical professional liability insurance to physicians, hospitals and clinics, announces today its affiliation with Rotenberg Associates LLC, a Minneapolis-based strategic communications...
Oklahoma Calls on Insurers to Renew Policyholders After Storms
Jun 14 2010 // Recent storms throughout Oklahoma caused a tremendous amount of property damage and the Oklahoma Insurance Department says some insurers have been, or currently are, issuing nonrenewal notices to many of their insured....
Declarations
Jun 7 2010 // Surplus Battle “It’s pretty much as outrageously unconstitutional, illegal and in-your-face as it gets.” —Kevin Fitzgerald, a lawyer for the policyholders of New Hampshire’s Joint Underwriting...
Agents: How to Avoid Traps of Selling on Price
Jun 7 2010 // The standard homeowners policy is increasingly a trap for consumers. Low rates!” “Lower your premiums!” “Compare and save!” Turn on the TV or search the Web on the term “homeowners...
Agents: How to Avoid Traps of Selling on Price
Jun 7 2010 // The standard homeowners policy is increasingly a trap for consumers. Low rates!” “Lower your premiums!” “Compare and save!” Turn on the TV or search the Web on the term “homeowners...
Agents: How to Avoid Traps of Selling on Price
Jun 7 2010 // The standard homeowners policy is increasingly a trap for consumers. Low rates!” “Lower your premiums!” “Compare and save!” Turn on the TV or search the Web on the term “homeowners...
Agents: How to Avoid Traps of Selling on Price
Jun 7 2010 // The standard homeowners policy is increasingly a trap for consumers. Low rates!” “Lower your premiums!” “Compare and save!” Turn on the TV or search the Web on the term “homeowners...
Agents: How to Avoid Traps of Selling on Price
Jun 7 2010 // Low rates!” “Lower your premiums!” “Compare and save!” Turn on the TV or search the Web on the term “homeowners insurance,” and you’ll be inundated with offers like these. To...
Texas Mutual Board Approves $100M Policyholder Dividend Plan
May 28 2010 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company’s board of directors approved the company’s plan to distribute $100 million in workers’ compensation dividends. Dividends reward loyal policyholders who share Texas...
New Hampshire Fight over Malpractice Fund Surplus Continues
May 26 2010 // The tug-of-war over surplus money in a state-created malpractice insurance fund intensified Monday, with the insurance commissioner seeking to change the fund’s rules and the policyholders heading back to court. The...
Arizona Privatizes Workers’ Compensation Insurer
May 13 2010 // Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law Senate Bill 1045, which repeals and amends state statute, directing the State Compensation Fund — known as SCF Arizona — to privatize and become a mutual insurance...
