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MCCA HIKES ASSESSMENT 11%:

The Michigan Claims Catastrophic Association increased its annual assessment to insurers by 11 percent to $141.70 per insured vehicle from...

LA. MAN ADMITS ARSON CONSPIRACY

A Gretna, La., man has admitted plotting to have his hunting camp in Mississippi burned for insurance money, and agreed...

COMP CLAIM RATE DOWN, COST UP:

The number of paid workers’ compensation claims fell 22 percent relative to the number of employees from 2000 to 2003,...

HOUSE GIVES PLICO TWO MORE YEARS

The Oklahoma House passed a measure giving the state’s major medical malpractice insurer two more years to build up its...

FINKE CONFIRMED AS COMMISSIONER:

Gov. Matt Blunt’s nominee for insurance director overcame criticism of the way he was selected to be confirmed by the...

DRUNK DRIVING LEGISLATION

Legislation that would require repeat drunken drivers to have alcohol detection devices installed in their vehicles before they could regain...

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