Streamline Coverage through a Controlled Insurance Program November 18, 2013 By Colleen Aegerter Construction sites can be a flurry of activity. In addition to focusing on quality construction and completing projects on time,...
N.Y. Issues New Disaster Protocol for Insurers November 18, 2013 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that his administration has established a new emergency disaster protocol that insurers “should expect...
Multi-million Dollar Workers’ Comp Fraud Probe Leads to West Virginia Bank November 4, 2013 By Bruce Schreiner A federal investigation into a multi-million-dollar workers’ compensation scheme extended to the Bank of Mingo in West Virginia, where authorities...
Court Says Oklahoma Tribe Immune from Dramshop Liability Lawsuit November 4, 2013 The Oklahoma Supreme Court, reversing a previous ruling, says a family injured in a 2006 auto accident cannot sue the...
A Year After Sandy, a Slow Recovery for Thousands November 4, 2013 A year after Superstorm Sandy catastrophically flooded vast swaths of eastern U.S. coastline, thousands of people still trying to fix...
Texas Senator: How Can We Lower Homeowner Insurance Costs? November 4, 2013 By Stephanie K. Jones A Texas lawmaker has asked the state insurance department to find ways to lower homeowners insurance rates. Texas has consistently...
Complaints Mount Over Penn. Online WC System November 4, 2013 Complaints are mounting over Pennsylvania’s new, online system for filing appeals in workers’ compensation cases, with critics saying it often...
Oregon Jurors Order Hospital to Pay $2.4 Million November 4, 2013 Jurors in October ordered a Columbia Gorge hospital to pay $2.4 million in compensatory damages to three victims of an...
Mass. DOI Says Producers May Charge Fees November 4, 2013 Massachusetts regulators last month issued a bulletin announcing that producers for all lines of insurance may charge their clients fees...
Oregonians to Vote on Immigrant Driver’s Licenses November 4, 2013 Oregonians are headed for a statewide vote on a new law that allows immigrants who can’t show they’re in the...