Jack Messmore will serve as acting director of the Illinois Department of Insurance. He currently serves as chief deputy director of the department, and has worked for the regulatory agency for 25 years. Messmore takes the job after the departure …
The Oklahoma Insurance Department is processing claims from a $51 million settlement of a lawsuit against an insurance company that went under. The Oklahoman reports that money from the settlement will be sent to doctors and other providers that the …
A northern Illinois cheese company is voluntarily recalling some of its mozzarella products because of possible antibiotic contamination. The Illinois Department of Public Health says the Walnut Cheese Company in Walnut, doing business as Avanti Foods, is recalling certain products …
Officials in Missouri’s capital city have decided to look into improving its aging storm warning system, after a deadly tornado hit the state’s southwest. Two of Jefferson City’s 15 warning sirens currently are not working, and many of its other …
One of the volcanoes in the Caulle Cordon of southern Chile erupted violently Saturday, billowing smoke and ash high into the sky and prompting more than 3,500 people living nearby to evacuate. There were no reports of injuries. Authorities initially …
The Catlin Group Limited announced a “major initiative by the Catlin Syndicate at Lloyd’s and Catlin UK to improve the service provided to brokers.” Catlin explained that as part of the new services its “underwriters in each of its London-based …
German-grown beansprouts could be the source of the deadly E.coli outbreak that has killed 22 people, made more than 2,000 ill and struck fear into consumers across Europe, officials said on Sunday. The Lower Saxony state agriculture minister, Gert Lindemann, …
The Illinois Department of Insurance has published information for consumers and insurance professionals about a new state law that, effective June 1, 2011, allows unmarried adults in Illinois to enter into a civil union with all of the obligations, protections, …
Former California Deputy Insurance Commissioner Gary A. Hernandez, has died as the result of a pulmonary embolism, the state Department of Insurance announced. Hernandez was a leader in Latino community, a dedicated public servant, talented lawyer, inspiring community leader, and …
“Electronic aggression,” sometimes called “cyber-bullying,” is an excluded offense under newly revised personal umbrella policy forms being filed countrywide by The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS). AAIS is filing a revision of forms and endorsements provided under its personal …
