Court Upholds Florida Regulator in Denial of Texas Insurer January 23, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson A Texas-based workers’ compensation insurer has lost its appeal of rulings by the Florida insurance commissioner that have blocked it...
November Elections Brought Insurance Power Shift January 21, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson The Republican takeover of the House of Representatives bodes well for the insurance industry, according to one leading Washington insurance...
Liberty Life CEO Black Picked to Be New South Carolina Commissioner January 20, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley wants David Black, a former executive with Liberty Life Insurance Co., to be the state’s...
Florida Charities, Businesses Call for End to Hurricane Premium Taxes January 20, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson A coalition of Florida charitable and business groups is pressing the state to eliminate assessments charged all policyholders to subsidize...
AG Seeks Michigan Supreme Court Rehearing of Insurance Licensing Case January 19, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette wants the state’s highest court to reconsider several key decisions of late last year, including...
Geithner Argues Healthcare Repeal Bad for Business January 19, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson Repealing the new healthcare law would be a setback for millions who have gained coverage and be bad for business,...
Agent Group Sounds Alarm Over Federal Insurance Study January 19, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson Congress should refuse to fund a study of insurance regulation that the new Federal Insurance Office is supposed to conduct,...
Workplace Deaths Rise in North Carolina; Overall Injury Rate Drops January 19, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson There were 48 fatal workplace accidents in North Carolina in 2010, a tally that is up from 34 in the...
Senator Targets Workers’ Compensation Pay to Elderly Federal Employees January 18, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson More than 1,000 federal workers aged 80 and older are receiving workers’ compensation benefits even though they likely have no...
Mississippi Counties Oppose New Flood Insurance Maps January 18, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson Two counties in the northeastern part of Mississippi are fighting flood zone designations on new maps that are part of...