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PA. INSURERS BEAT MURDER CLAIMS:

Two insurance companies are not obligated to pay claims for a shooting rampage that left five people dead and another...

VA. GETS FEDERAL STORM AID:

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal disaster funds for...

INSURANCE SCANDAL TOUCHES S.C.:

The unfolding scandal has claimed one victim in South Carolina, and there could be others, according to two area newspapers....

VA. FARM BUREAU AIDS FLORIDA:

The Richmond-based Virginia Farm Bureau’s longtime slogan–Helping you is what we do best–crossed state lines all the way to Florida...

FISHER INDICTED AGAIN:

A multi-county grand jury in Oklahoma once again issued indictments against former state Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher, this time for...

MD. WEIGHS MED-MAL MEASURE

Legislation designed to offer doctors immediate relief from increases in malpractice insurance premiums and hold the line on future rate...

LA. AGENT ACCUSED:

Louisiana Depart-ment of Insurance Fraud Unit investigators served a Lafayette-area insurance producer (agent) with a cease and desist order and...

AON ENDS CONTINGENT COMMISSIONS:

Chicago-based brokerage giant Aon Corp. announced that it is eliminating its practice of accepting contingent commissions from underwriters. The move...

ARK. RELEASES 2005 COMP RATES:

The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commis-sion (AWCC) recently released its annual revision of Advisory 2000-1, which establishes the amounts to be...

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