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OHIO CASUALTY LAYS OFF 260:

Insurer Ohio Casualty Corp. announced that its 2004 fourth-quarter profit was $27.7 million, down 5 percent from last year’s $29.1...

MO. COMP RATE HIKES ALMOST FLAT:

Insurers are applying the brakes to workers’ compensation rate increases in Missouri, according to the state’s insurance department. After almost...

NEW JERSEY ALLOWS GAY BENEFITS:

New Jersey has become the fifth state to recognize same-sex partnerships. Under the new law, domestic partners will gain access...

NO DISMISSAL IN HALLIBURTON CASE:

Halliburton announced that a judge in Pittsburgh, Penn. has ruled that insurers lack standing to bring motions seeking to dismiss...

PENN. COURT SEEKS CLAIMS DATA:

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s chief justice wants local court officials across the state to report the number of medical malpractice...

LOUISIANA AGENT ARRESTED:

A LaPlace, La. insurance agent was arrested and issued a Cease and Desist Order for allegedly misappropriating insurance funds, according...

MIIX GROUP INCREASES RESERVES:

Medical malpractice insurer MIIX Group, which is in runoff status, has alerted the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance...

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