Outpatient Costs Higher in States Without Fee Schedules: Workers’ Comp Study January 11, 2012 States without fee schedules have higher hospital outpatient costs for common surgeries compared to states with fee schedules, according to...
States Need to Regulate Litigation Financing Industry: Professor January 11, 2012 Some invest their money in stocks, some in bonds, some in real estate. Increasingly, investors are also putting their money...
Florida Lawmakers File Bills to Address Auto Insurance PIP Fraud January 11, 2012 By Brent Kallestad State Sen. Joe Negron this week filed legislation designed to crack down on the fraud that leads to more expensive...
Florida Gov. Scott Talks Insurance Fraud in State of State Speech January 11, 2012 By Michael Adams In the annual State of the State address opening Florida legislative session, Gov. Rick Scott highlighted automobile insurance while remaining...
Georgia Man Sent to Prison for Killing Insurance Agent January 11, 2012 A Savannah man has been sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of killing an insurance agent during...
Republican Causey To Run for North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Post January 11, 2012 A three-time candidate for North Carolina insurance commissioner said he’s running again for the job. Republican Mike Causey kicked off...
Sullivan Joins Cooper Gay as Marine Re Team Director January 11, 2012 Lloyd’s broker Cooper Gay & Co Ltd has appointed John Sullivan as a Director of its reinsurance division. He joins...
World Economic Forum Warns Economic, Social Turmoil Risk Globalization Gains January 11, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle The latest report from the World Economic Forum highlights the “world’s vulnerability to further economic shocks and social upheavals.” Together...
Kiln Head Franks Joins Lloyd’s Franchise Board January 11, 2012 Lloyd’s announced the appointment of Charles Franks as a non-executive director on the Lloyd’s Franchise Board. The Board, which was...
XL Insurance Combines Property, Asset Protection; 6 Engineering Heads Named January 11, 2012 XL Group plc’s Insurance segment has combined its Property Underwriting and XL Global Asset Protection Services (XL GAPS) engineers to...