Insurer Questions Coverage for Jilted Football Player’s Engagement Ring July 11, 2011 By Chris Rizo A jilted professional football player has filed a lawsuit to compel the safe return of the $76,000 engagement ring he...
States to Learn Details of Health Insurance Exchanges Today July 11, 2011 By Alina Selyukh and Andrew Seaman States deciding whether to set up health insurance exchanges will get more information today when the Obama administration reveals more...
Thompson Joins NAIC as Manager of International Relations Unit July 11, 2011 The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has hired a former Capitol Hill advisor as manager of International Relations. Eric...
Federal Debt Negotiators Eye Limiting Health Insurance Tax Break July 11, 2011 By David Morgan and Richard Cowan Limiting the tax break for employer-provided health insurance became a bargaining chip on Friday in congressional negotiations to beat an...
Federal Court Upholds Umbrella Insurer in Asbestos Coverage Dispute July 11, 2011 By Chris Rizo A federal appeals court has agreed that Continental Insurance Co. did not have a duty to defend asbestos injury claims...
U.S. Hurricane Season Could Be Market Tipping Point: Marsh July 11, 2011 Reacting to the recent spate of major natural catastrophes, insurers are being more selective in the capital they deploy and...
Alabama Governor Names Insurance Market Study Commission July 11, 2011 Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has appointed 24 people to a panel that will examine the state’s insurance market and suggest...
California Workers’ Comp Doctors Take Aim at State Fund Contract July 11, 2011 By Chris Rizo A controversy in the California workers’ compensation market over a revised provider contract threatens to erupt into an all-out legal...
California Completes Majestic Insurance Transfer to AmTrust July 11, 2011 By Chris Rizo California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced on July 8 the “successful implementation” of a court-approved rehabilitation plan for Majestic Insurance...
Group Gives Vermont High Insurance Ranking July 11, 2011 A conservative think tank is giving the state of Vermont high marks for insurance regulation. The Chicago-based Heartland Institute says...