Coronavirus, Pandemics and Workers’ Compensation March 9, 2020 By Christopher J. Boggs A pandemic is defined as, “an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an...
Windhaven Insurance Ceasing Operations; Texas Placing Windhaven National into Receivership March 9, 2020 By Amy O'Connor Auto and home insurer Windhaven Insurance has alerted its agents and employees that it is winding down the insurance operations...
TWIA Sets Funding for Catastrophe Year 2020 at $2.4B March 9, 2020 By Stephanie K. Jones The wind and hail insurance carrier of last resort for counties along the Texas coast has determined that its 1-in-100...
Atlantic Casualty to Create 83 Jobs, Invest $11.8M in North Carolina Operations March 9, 2020 Atlantic Casualty Insurance Co., a national provider of commercial insurance products, will create 83 jobs and invest more than $11.8...
Hold the Phone: Massachusetts’ Hands-Free Driving Law Takes Effect March 9, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield Massachusetts’ new hands-free driving law went into effect February 23rd. The law, signed by Governor Charlie Baker in November, is...
Tennessee Licenses 200th Captive Insurance Company March 9, 2020 The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) has licensed its 200th insurance company, Mattoon Insurance Co., making the state...
Ratings Roundup: Midwest Family Insurance Group March 9, 2020 Outlooks for Iowa’s Midwest Family Insurance Group Revised to Positive AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable...
James River Accuses 52 South Carolina Residents of Faking Uber Accidents March 9, 2020 Some South Carolina residents deliberately caused hit-and-run accidents while in Uber rides as part of an insurance scam, a car...
Despite Finding Insurer’s Actions ‘Reprehensible,’ Iowa Court Slashes Payment to Paralyzed Worker March 9, 2020 By David Pitt The Iowa Supreme Court has dramatically reduced the compensation a paralyzed northeast Iowa man received from a jury in a...
California Father and Son Charged With Auto Insurance Fraud March 9, 2020 A father and son from California have been charged with felony counts of auto insurance fraud after allegedly falsifying an...