Insurer Trade Group Urges Florida to Curb Auto Insurance ‘Fraud Tax’ October 28, 2011 By Michael Adams Florida should allow more time for looking into suspicious claims, place a cap on attorneys’ fees and more closely regulate...
Michigan Advances Workers’ Comp Changes October 28, 2011 Legislation that could help employers contain costs related to compensating workers injured on the job cleared a Michigan House committee...
Mississippi Insurance Chief Race Draws 2 Opponents for Chaney October 28, 2011 By Dennis Seid Louis Fondren, a Democrat from Gautier, and Barbara Dale Washer, the Reform Party candidate from Hattiesburg, seek to dislodge incumbent...
Lockton Hires Marine Specialist in New York Office October 28, 2011 Lockton Companies, a Kansas City, Mo.-headquartered insurance broker, appointed Joe Sheridan as a marine specialist in its New York office....
Cuomo: More State Aid for Flood-damaged New York Farms October 28, 2011 The Cuomo administration is distributing an additional $850,000 in aid for more than 100 New York farms impacted by flooding...
Women Launch New Legal Salvo Against Wal-Mart October 28, 2011 By Dan Levine and Poornima Gupta Women pursuing discrimination claims against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. filed a reformulated lawsuit against the world’s largest retailer, their first since...
New York Railroad Workers Charged in $1 Billion Disability Claims Fraud October 28, 2011 U.S. prosecutors charged 11 people Thursday in connection with an alleged $1 billion fraud involving hundreds of railroad workers filing...
Wall Street Protesters Target Health Insurers October 28, 2011 Occupy Wall Street protesters held a speak-out and march in New York City targeting the health insurance industry. Several hundred...
PartnerRe Details Cat Loss Estimates; $169 Million in Q3 October 28, 2011 Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. has issued a statement indicating that it has “experienced no individual loss events occurring during the third...
Brokers Flock to Sign up for London Market’s Electronic Trading ‘e-Accounts’ October 28, 2011 The London market’s ambition to enable brokers to trade globally with it more easily has taken a significant step closer...