Rising Flood Insurance Rates Frustrate Homeowners October 7, 2013 As homeowners in the Northeast continue to rebuild nearly one year after Superstorm Sandy, they are now bracing for another...
Workers’ Comp Costs Could Rise for Missouri Businesses October 7, 2013 By David A. Lieb Missouri businesses could face significantly higher costs for workers’ compensation insurance next year, due partly to a new law that...
N.Y. Eyes Reform for Force-Placed Insurance October 7, 2013 New York State officials last month proposed a comprehensive set of rules to reform the “force-placed” – also known as...
Ex-Iowa Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty in Mail Fraud Case October 7, 2013 A Marshalltown, Iowa, insurance agent accused of selling customers fake insurance policies has pleaded guilty to a charge of wire...
Maryland’s IWIF Converts to Chesapeake Employers October 7, 2013 On Oct. 1, the Injured Worker’s Insurance Fund (IWIF), Maryland’s largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance, launched a new name...
Michigan Earns Outstanding Big ‘I’ Young Agents Committee Award October 7, 2013 The National Young Agents Committee (YAC) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”)...
Georgia Considers Special Board for Medical Malpractice Claims October 7, 2013 Georgia lawmakers are considering whether to overhaul the state’s medical malpractice system. A Senate panel heard testimony recently on Senate...
Ohio Insurance Marketing Firm Fined, Told to Stop Operating in Kansas October 7, 2013 Kansas Commissioner of Insurance Sandy Praeger announced fines totaling $9,000 and a cease and desist order against an Ohio-licensed insurance...
Best Agency to Work For – Midwest October 7, 2013 By Stephanie K. Jones Reliable Agency Inc., Cloquet, Minnesota A Reliable Family – True to Its Name Reliable Agency Inc. is known locally and...
Insurers Hope Court Decides Soon on Florida PIP Reforms October 7, 2013 By Michael Adams Florida automobile insurers are hoping a court will lift an injunction that has blocked portions of the state’s 2012 no-fault...