Insurance News from February 20, 2009
National News
Allstate, State Farm Dismissed from Case Charging Katrina Overbilling
A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of Allstate Corp. and State Farm Fire and...
International & Reinsurance News
France’s Winter Storm Klaus Property Losses Pegged at $1 Billion Euros
Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide has updated its insured loss estimates of...
East News
New Hampshire Governor Wants Worker Charged with Fraud Suspended
New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch is calling for a state worker to be suspended after she...
West News
New Mexico Bill Lets Courts Combine Fraud Losses
The New Mexico Senate passed a bill that would increase insurance fraud penalties by...
Southeast News
Immigrants’ Advocate Protests South Carolina Workers’ Comp Limits
South Carolina legislators are pushing a bill to cut workers' compensation benefits for...
Texas / South Central News
Oklahoma Boating Under the Influence Measure Goes to Full Senate
The Oklahoma Senate Appropriations Committee has approved legislation that would lower...
Midwest News
Industry Questions Wisconsin Gov.’s Hike in Auto Insurance Limits
A proposal in Wisconsin Gov Jim Doyle's budget would increase mandatory auto insurance...