Insurance News from July 12, 2005
National News
Crash Risk is Four Times Higher When Drivers Use Cell Phones, Study Says
Common sense as well as experience tell us that handling and dialing cell phones while...
International & Reinsurance News
Best Places Munich Re’s FSR Under Review; Negative Implications
A.M. Best Co. has placed the ratings of Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft...
East News
Insurers Balk as N.J. Gov. Codey Signs Bill Restoring Consumer Advocate
New Jersey Acting Governor Richard J. Codey today signed into law a bill that restores...
West News
Safeco Team Deployed to 3 States for Hurricane Dennis
Seattle-based Safeco's National Catastrophe Team has deployed additional claims...
Southeast News
WellPoint Agrees to Pay $198 M to Settle Dispute With Physicians
WellPoint Inc. has agreed to pay $198 million to settle a dispute with physicians and...
Texas / South Central News
Meeting on Texas Workers’ Comp Networks Available on Web; TDI Accepting Comments Through July 20
The Texas Department of Insurance is currently analyzing HB 7 and drafting language for...
Midwest News
Ohio State Senator Says Explanation of Comp Fund Losses ‘Defies Credibility’
Someone in state government had to know that its insurance fund for injured workers was...