Workers’ Comp Disability Guidelines Withdrawn from Guidelines.gov July 25, 2016 The Work Loss Data Institute (WLDI) has withdrawn its Official Disability Guidelines from the National Guideline Clearinghouse, a public resource...
Coastal Insurer UPC’s First Catastrophe Bond Provides It with $100M Cover July 25, 2016 Swiss Re Capital Markets said it has structured and placed $100 million of insurance-linked securities (ILS) that cover named storms...
Oklahoma Labor Department: OSHA Penalties to Rise Aug. 1 July 25, 2016 The Oklahoma Department of Labor is warning businesses in that state that civil penalty amounts assessed by federal safety regulators...
Tennessee Commish McPeak Elected to Global Insurance Committee Leadership Post July 25, 2016 Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance Commissioner (TDCI) Julie Mix McPeak has been elected by her fellow members of the...
Damage Cost from Texas Spring Hail Storms at Nearly $700M: CoreLogic July 25, 2016 According to new data released by CoreLogic, the 2016 hail season is already one of the most severe in Texas...
Universal Property & Casualty Expands Into Alabama Homeowners Market July 25, 2016 Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. was approved in June by the Alabama Department of Insurance to write homeowners insurance in the...
$1.5M Recovered for Arkansas Insurance Consumers in First Half of 2016 July 25, 2016 Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr says the Consumer Services Division (CSD) of the Arkansas Insurance Department recovered $1,580,421 for Arkansas...
$40M in Aid Now Available to South Carolina Farmers July 25, 2016 By Jeffrey Collins When extension agent Charles Davis visits farms, he gets one question over and over again – when will South Carolina...
When Hiring New Producers Begin with the End in Mind July 25, 2016 By Randy Schwantz Almost everyone is talking about it like it’s a new trend in the insurance business: “we have to hire new...
Friend or Foe? Texas Open-Carry Law a Challenge for Police July 25, 2016 By Lisa Marie Pane Gun-rights activists, some of them wearing camouflage and military-style gear and openly toting rifles and handguns, marched alongside the hundreds...