Latest Policyholder Headlines
All the headlines from our Policyholder Topic Page, ordered by recency.
La. Judge Steps Down from Suit Against Last-Resort Insurer
May 5 2006 // A judge has disqualified herself from a lawsuit brought by policyholders against Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Civil District Judge June Darensburg said she found out she has a policy from Louisiana Citizens,...
Lawsuit Seeks Contested Elections for N.D.’s Nodak Mutual Board
May 4 2006 // Fargo, N.D.-based Nodak Mutual Insurance Co.’s directors have ignored appeals to allow contested elections for the company’s board, according to a lawsuit that seeks to overhaul how its directors are chosen....
R.I. Judge Blocks Governor’s Firing of Beacon Mutual Directors; Sets Hearing
May 4 2006 // Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri has been handed a setback in his campaign to fire two Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. board members. Superior Court Judge Steven Forunato has issued a temporary restraining order delaying...
La. Commissioner Launches Storm Awareness Tour in Lake Charles
May 1 2006 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon will kick off a statewide storm awareness tour in Lake Charles on May 2. His visit will include a trip to areas hit hard by...
Fla. Insurance Council Describes Pending Legislation
Apr 27 2006 // The Florida House Insurance Committee and the House Fiscal Council have approved CS/CS/HB 7225, and according to the Florida Insurance Council, the next stop is the full House. FIC released a side-by-side comparison of...
Fla. Court Orders Southern Family Into Rehabilitation; Citizens to Receive Policies July 1
Apr 26 2006 // Leon County (Florida) Circuit Court Judge Thomas Bateman has ordered Southern Family Insurance Company, one of three financially-troubled property insurers of the Tampa-based Poe Financial Group, into rehabilitation. The...
$80 Million Settlement Reached in Bid-rigging Case with Ill., Conn., N.Y.
Apr 26 2006 // Attorney General Lisa Madigan, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced an $80 million settlement agreement with Bermuda-based holding company ACE,...
Pinnacol Distributing $57 Million in General Dividends to Colorado Businesses
Apr 20 2006 // Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, will deliver a general dividend to its policyholders for the second year in a row. In mid-May, eligible Colorado businesses should receive...
Erie Insurance Provides Emergency Claims Contact Info to Ind. Policyholders
Apr 19 2006 // Erie Insurance Group has announced that is is providing contact information to its policyholders who have suffered damages as a result of the recent hail storms in Indiana. In its writtend statement, Erie Insurance...
Closer Look: Louisiana Homeowners
Apr 17 2006 // However, insurer trade group says it can be found by those who shop After the wreckage caused by last year’s Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many home insurers in southern Louisiana are refusing to write new policies,...
R.I.’s Beacon Mutual Hit for Cozy Culture Favoring Insiders, Big Accounts and Elite Agents
Apr 13 2006 // Rhode Island’s largest workers compensation carrier, Beacon Mutual Insurance Co., has engaged in a pattern of favoritism benefiting select clients and agents; won and retained employer accounts by cheating on pricing...
Atlantic Preferred to Drop 140,000 Florida Policyholders
Apr 6 2006 // A large insurance company plans to begin canceling coverage for 140,000 Florida homeowners this summer, less than two months after the start of hurricane season. Atlantic Preferred Insurance Co. will begin dropping the...
WHISTLEBLOWER HELPING IN HURRICANE KATRINA LAWSUIT
Apr 3 2006 // A high-profile litigator in Moss Point, Miss., said a whistleblower is helping him build a case against insurers that allegedly denied thousands of claims from policyholders whose homes were destroyed in Hurricane...
Lawyer: Whistleblower helping build case against insurer in Hurricane Katrina lawsuit
Apr 3 2006 // A high-profile litigator in Moss Point, Miss. said that a whistleblower is helping him build a case against insurers who denied thousands of claims from policyholders whose homes were destroyed in Hurricane...
Racicot Comments: Miss. Lawsuit Overshadows Katrina Recovery
Mar 28 2006 // The unprecedented devastation along the Mississippi Gulf Coast wrought by Hurricane Katrina has prompted an outpouring of public and private resources to communities and individuals who have lost everything, Governor Marc...
Scruggs: Whistleblower Helping in Hurricane Katrina Lawsuit
Mar 20 2006 // A high-profile litigator in Moss Point, Miss. said that a whistleblower is helping him build a case against insurers that allegedly denied thousands of claims from policyholders whose homes were destroyed in Hurricane...
Zurich, 9 States Settle Bid-Rigging Case for $171 Million
Mar 19 2006 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott reported that Texas and eight other states have reached a $171 million settlement with Zurich American Insurance Co. relating to bid-rigging and price-fixing in the commercial insurance...
Miss. suspends 180-day deadline on Katrina repairs
Mar 19 2006 // Commissioner of Insurance George Dale suspended the 180-day repair deadline provision in personal and commercial property replacement insurance policies as to Hurricane Katrina claims in Bulletin #2006-3 issued on Friday,...
Insurers Seek to Boost Hurricane Insurance Along Texas Coast
Mar 16 2006 // Texas insurers are seeking state approval of a plan to bolster a windstorm insurance pool for coastal property owners at risk during hurricane season. The industry wants the Legislature to approve $800 million in bonds to...
Grange Expands Identity Theft Coverage to Ohio Auto Policyholders
Mar 3 2006 // Grange Insurance will offer its Identity Theft victim resolution and education program coverage to auto policyholders in Ohio. The program is being offered in partnership with Identity Theft 911, a national fraud solutions...
