South Dakota Legislature Approves Texting While Driving Ban March 24, 2014 By Chet Brokaw After years of debate on the issue, the South Dakota Legislature has finally approved a statewide ban on texting while...
Michigan Congresswoman Miller: Flood Insurance Bill Bad for State March 24, 2014 By Stephanie K. Jones A U.S. Congresswoman from Michigan wants her state to opt out of the National Flood Insurance Program, saying it’s not...
Report: Majority of Wisconsin Businesses Plan on Investments in 2014 March 24, 2014 A recently released BMO Harris Bank study found that the majority of business owners/executives in Wisconsin plan on investing in...
Numbers Don’t Lie: Agency Best of the Best March 24, 2014 By Tommy McDonald Total Agency Performance Growth and profit are two of the most important components of agency performance, but even high growth...
Labor Study Shows P/C Insurers Plan to Hire, Grow Significantly March 10, 2014 By Andrea Wells More than half of all insurance companies say they plan to increase staff in 2014, although hiring for the most-in-demand...
Study: Grandpa and Grandma Much Safer Behind the Wheel March 10, 2014 By Joan Lowy Safety researchers expressed concern a decade ago that traffic accidents would increase as the nation’s aging population swelled the number...
Carriers Committed to D&O Segment March 10, 2014 By Amy O'Connor Several turbulent years of increased claims, more regulation and additional oversight of directors and officers have not deterred carriers from...
Former California State Fund Executive Fined for Conflict of Interest March 10, 2014 By Don Jergler A former top executive at California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund has admitted to charges of a conflict of interest in...
Tony Markel Leads City of Hope Fund Raising Effort March 10, 2014 Tony Markel was recently honored for his work on a national campaign to raise $1 billion for cancer research. Markel,...
CWCI and WCIRB: SB 863 Lowered Surgical Center Payments in California March 10, 2014 Average facility fee payments to ambulatory surgery centers fell 26 percent per episode and 28 percent per procedure since fee...