$152,000 A former, now deceased, employee of Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Companies left the insurer $152,000 – half of his estate. In his will, Jack Boyle said the bequest was in gratitude for his livelihood and his good pension …
$750,000 The proposed reduced limit on coastal insurance available from the North Carolina Beach Plan under legislation designed to address the over-exposure and under-funding of this state-backed plan. The limit is now $1 million. $85 Million The final — and …
1,201 The Texas Department of Insurance received 1,201 justified complaints out of nearly 900,000 claims originating from Hurricanes Ike and Dolly in 2008. These complaints represent less than one quarter of 1 percent of consumers who reported problems with their …
$166 Billion Amount in earned premium the California State Compensation Fund recorded in 2008, according to its annual report. SCIF had $2.27 billion in earned premium in 2007. The state workers’ compensation insurer’s investment portfolio was valued at $18.5 billion, …
$9.75 Million —Amount to be paid by Framingham, Mass.-based retailer TJX Cos. as part of a settlement with numerous states over a massive data theft that exposed 46 million customers’ credit card numbers. Some of the money will pay for …
$255 Million More than $240 million in federal disaster aid will be used to buyout home and properties in Iowa damaged by record flooding in 2008. The money will be used in areas where Federal Emergency Management Agency funds are …
2.4% The average hike in auto insurance rates in Georgia this year. That compares to an average 5 to 11 percent hike for homeowners insurance. Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine said that in other states rates have gone up by …
1,636 The number of commercial vehicles the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers removed from service during Roadcheck 2009, which ran from June 2 through June 4. DPS troopers inspected 7,316 commercial vehicles, a 25.6 percent increase from Roadcheck …
$99.9 Million The amount California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger believes the state could raise for the General Fund if it eliminates current sentencing options for specified crimes that may be treated either as felonies or misdemeanors, making them punishable by a …
$9.3 Million An Arkansas lawyer who controlled an escrow account for a settlement in a case involving the Bisys Group Inc. insurance services firm has pleaded guilty to charges of stealing more than $9 million from the account. Lawyer Steven …
