Tennessee Adjuster Readies for Lengthy Legal Battle with Nationwide Over ‘On Your Side’ Slogan June 2, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson A Tennessee adjuster sued by Nationwide Insurance for alleged trademark infringement because he used the company’s slogan, On Your Side,...
Conn. Governor Defends State-Led Insurance Regulation June 2, 2014 Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy recently told a crowd of U.S. and international regulators that when it comes to insurance...
Hurricane Forecasts’ Consensus Is for Near-or-Below Normal Season June 2, 2014 In its 2014 Atlantic hurricane season outlook, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has forecast a near-normal or below-normal season. NOAA said...
Virginia Raises Fines for Employers Without Workers’ Comp June 2, 2014 Employers in Virginia who fail to provide workers’ compensation insurance for their employees will be assessed, beginning July, a civil...
North Carolina Wants Shorter Sea Level Forecast June 2, 2014 A North Carolina commission is asking scientists to only make a 30-year prediction of how fast the ocean will rise...
First Line of Defense: Insuring Volunteer Fire Departments June 2, 2014 By Andrea Wells When it comes to saving property and lives the nation’s volunteer firefighters are often the first line of defense. Volunteers...
N.Y. Seeks More Rules for Investment Firms’ Buys of Insurers June 2, 2014 The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has proposed new regulations to oversee private equity and investment firms’ acquisitions...
Small, Rural P/C Insurers Seek Tax Change June 2, 2014 About 600 small mutual property/casualty insurers serving rural communities would get a tax break under federal legislation filed last month...
Evaluating the Standard of Care in Today’s E&O Education June 2, 2014 By Chris Burand I do not know where agents are going for their errors and omissions (E&O) education, because from what they tell...
Delaware Lawmakers Eye Workers’ Comp Rates June 2, 2014 Delaware lawmakers are expected to act quickly on recommendations from a state task force aimed at lowering workers’ compensation insurance...