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DOI ISSUES CEASE & DESIST ORDER:

North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman issued a cease and desist order against Choice Benefits, a Houston, Texas-based company that...

TDI STAFF ASSISTING STORM VICTIMS

The Texas Department of Insurance announced that beginning Sept. 26, staff members were deployed to its Houston Insurance Assistance Center...

OHIO DOI COLLECTING MED LIABILITY DATA:

The Ohio Department of Insurance recently launched a Web-based medical liability data collection application that enables insurers and those who...

International Newsbriefs

European Insurers Estimate Katrina Losses: A disaster the scope of Hurricane Katrina hits everybody, not just U.S. carriers. The following...

INSURERS OFFERING GRACE PERIODS

Some insurance companies are suspending billings or offering grace periods for payments from Alabama customers affected by Hurricane Katrina, according...

VESTA PREDICTS ITS KATRINA LOSSES

Preliminary gross income losses of from $500,000 to $1.2 million have been predicted by the Vesta Insurance Group of Birmingham,...

Calif. Workers’ Comp Bill Tabled

A bill aimed at closing a loophole in California’s workers’ compensation laws that allows doctors to profit from big markups...

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