Tennessee Approves 19% Decrease in Workers’ Comp Rates November 19, 2018 Workers’ compensation rates in Tennessee will decrease by nearly 20 percent next year, marking the sixth consecutive year of decreases,...
Kansans Elect Schmidt to Insurance Commissioner Post November 19, 2018 Kansas voters on Nov. 6 favored Republican Vicki Schmidt in the race to become the state’s next insurance commissioner. Schmidt...
People November 19, 2018 S.S. Nesbitt, a Southeastern insurance agency and division of EBSCO Industries Inc., has appointed Senior Vice President L. Dickerson (Dick)...
People November 19, 2018 Terry Miller has been named president and chief executive officer at Bloomington, Minnesota-based SFM Mutual Insurance Co. Miller has worked...
Georgia Insured Losses from Hurricane Michael Near $700M November 19, 2018 Georgia’s insured losses from Hurricane Michael have climbed to more than $696 million, with insurers reporting approximately 68,000 claims filed...
Opioids, Tobacco Caused 14K Indiana Fatalities in 2017, Reports Say November 19, 2018 Opioids and tobacco claimed the lives of 14,200 Indiana residents last year, costing the state $12.6 billion in health care...
N.C. Insurance Head Sends Controversial Campaign Contribution to FBI November 19, 2018 North Carolina’s insurance commissioner said he’s handing over to the federal government a contribution that’s the subject of a citizen’s...
Shipyard Workers in Wisconsin Settle Lead Claims for $7.5M November 19, 2018 Fraser Shipyards has settled lawsuits involving dozens of workers who were exposed to lead while working on an old freighter...
Hurricane Florence Damage in North Carolina Reaches $17B November 19, 2018 Hurricane Florence is estimated to have caused almost $17 billion in damage in North Carolina, according to a statement from...
California Insurance Commissioner Reduces Workers’ Comp Pure Premium November 19, 2018 California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones earlier this month issued a revised advisory workers’ compensation pure premium rate, lowering the benchmark...