Allstate Looking to Open 50 New Agencies in Florida April 7, 2011 Allstate Insurance says it wants to open nearly 50 new agency offices in Florida. About half of those openings will...
Tennessee Governor Urged to Sign Personal Lines Flexible Rating Bill April 7, 2011 By Michael Adams Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill allowing property/casualty insurers to implement rate adjustments for personal auto and home insurance policies...
Enbridge Says Michigan Oil Spill Cost $550 Million April 7, 2011 Enbridge Inc. says the spill of at least 800,000 of oil into the Kalamazoo River system near Marshall cost the...
Alabama Governor to Form Coastal Insurance Panel April 7, 2011 Alabama Governor Robert Bentley is creating a commission to address the rising cost of insurance for the state’s coastal homeowners....
Baseball League Not Liable in Woman’s Death, Wyoming Jury Rules April 7, 2011 A Wyoming jury has ruled that a youth baseball league is not responsible for the death of a woman at...
California Bill Forces Rental Firms to Pull Recalled Vehicles April 7, 2011 By Adam Weintraub California lawmakers this week took a step toward enacting what would be the nation’s first law forcing rental car companies...
Mississippi Governor Signs School Bus Safety Bill April 7, 2011 Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has signed into law a school bus safety bill drafted in response to a Jones County...
Transocean Executives Donating Safety Bonuses to Oil Spill Victims April 7, 2011 By Jordan Robertson Executives at the offshore drilling contractor at the center of last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill are donating bonuses...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Rating Bureau To Skip Mid-Year Rate Filing April 7, 2011 By Patricia-Anne Tom California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau governing board has decided not to make a mid-year pure premium rate filing suggesting...
Ratings: Madison Mutual, Lyndon Property, Great Northwest, Ocean Harbor April 7, 2011 A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) from ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to...