Insured losses in Kansas in 2009 that resulted from storms are higher than the record set during 2008, the Kansas Insurance Department reports. In 2009, storm-related losses based on some 137,000 insurance claims are estimated at $602 million. The losses …
Democrats in the Kansas House demanded Feb. 24 that its Republican speaker remove himself and his law firm from a lawsuit against the state, threatening “formal action” if he doesn’t comply. Six Democrats sent a letter to Speaker Mike O’Neal, …
High percentages of minorities, foreign-born residents and college-aged people in Nebraska lack health insurance, according to new report. The Center for Public Affairs Research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha compiled the report based on U.S. Census data. It …
The owner of a business that compiled medical reports for law firms representing injured workers has been sentenced to four years in prison for workers’ compensation fraud in Ohio, according to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s (BWC). The sentencing …
The Iowa House has approved a measure which would ban drivers from writing and sending text messages while driving. The House approved the measure Feb. 23 on an 64-31 vote, sending it to the Senate for more debate. Democratic Rep. …
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has revoked the license of a Stutsman County insurance agent. Hamm says Kyle Cuypers failed to disclose criminal convictions on his insurance producer license application last February. Hamm says Cuypers consented to losing his …
The Indiana House has passed legislation that would repeal an increase on taxes that employers pay into the state’s unemployment insurance fund, which is deeply in debt to the federal government. The Democratic-controlled chamber voted 90-5 to repeal the tax …
Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Paul Rink and Chief Legal Counsel Kathryn Kelley are retiring, effective Feb. 26, the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission reported. Commissioner Rink joined the Commission in 1991. As a person who is blind, Rink rose to be …
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray announced he is encouraged by a recent federal court ruling granting class certification in the securities litigation against American International Group Inc. (AIG). The ruling in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of …
Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Inc., a Michigan-exclusive property and casualty insurance carrier, reported record revenues of $56.9 million for 2009, representing growth of 13.4 percent over 2008. For the year ended Dec. 31, 2009, net income was $4,245,000, compared to $3,761,000 …
