The Illinois Department of Insurance has developed a “Top Ten” list of changes to the performance, transparency and accountability of health insurers and health insurance products in Illinois expected to result from national health care reform. “While speculation and mythology …
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate visited North Dakota to observe operations in response to Red River flooding and meet with North Dakota Governor John Hoeven, U.S. Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan, U.S. Representative Earl Pomeroy, and …
Lansing, Michigan-based Accident Fund Insurance Company of America has named Joanne Topa as the new director of Enterprise Applications. She will be involved with content management, Web services and business relations throughout the organization. Topa brings 15 years of information …
Iowa lawmakers worked March 17 to hammer out differences in two bills restricting drivers from sending or reading text messages. The legislation also would ban all cell phone use by drivers under 18 years old. The House and Senate previously …
A Michigan state representative has filed a bill to give illegal aliens in the state access to workers compensation benefits if they are injured on the job. State Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, has introduced legislation (H.B. 5952) that would amend …
When the swollen Red River threatened his house in Moorehead, Minn., last spring, all Mark Baumgardner could do was pack up, leave and hope he wouldn’t lose everything, since didn’t have flood insurance. In the end, his house was spared. …
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has requested that South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds veto Senate Bill 169, which PCI says will increase litigation costs and cause higher insurance premiums for consumers. The bill, which passed the South …
A state House of Representatives committee will review a council created to protect Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers in the wake of the firing of the council’s three-member staff. House Insurance Committee Chairman Dan Dodd of Hebron, a Democrat, …
Workplace wellness programs aren’t just for large corporations. Mechanical Devices Co. in Bloomington and the Town of Normal are among central Illinois medium-size businesses that have developed wellness programs suited to their employees and are reaping the dividends of healthier, …
Chicago-based CNA Insurance has named Stephen Clark as vice president of its Ocean Marine operation. In this role, Clark has responsibility for the global insurer’s entire ocean marine line of business, including Hull, Marine Liabilities, Protection & Indemnity and Cargo. …
