Report: California Workers’ Comp Medical Payment Trends Fell in 2018 September 4, 2019 Medical payments in California’s workers’ compensation system continued to decline in 2018 as the medical payments per claim decreased, according...
Bender Insurance in California Names Beno Commercial Lines Claims Specialist September 4, 2019 Bender Insurance Solutions in Sacramento, Calif., has named Rick J. Beno claims specialist in the commercial lines department. Beno has...
Ordered to Pay $25M in Damages, Ohio’s Oberlin College Seeks New Trial September 4, 2019 Oberlin College is seeking a new trial after being ordered to pay $25 million to the owners of a market...
UK Banks’ Payment Protection Insurance Scandal Is Getting Costlier September 4, 2019 By Viren Vaghela and Harry Wilson Two major U.K. lenders warned that a last-minute rush by compensation-seeking customers will make the most expensive scandal in British...
Texas Commissioner Emphasizes Growth, Modernization at Insurance Department September 4, 2019 In a letter to stakeholders emphasizing improvements made by the Texas Department of Insurance, Commissioner Kent Sullivan said during the...
Ryan Specialty Group’s Transactional Risk Unit, Hunter George, Gets a Name Change September 4, 2019 Ryan Specialty Group Europe announced that its London-based transactional risk managing general underwriter, Hunter George & Partners, is changing its...
Midwest Economic Survey Suggests Little or No Growth on Horizon September 4, 2019 An August survey of business supply managers suggested slow or no economic growth over the next several months in nine...
Ohio Doctor Facing Murder Charge Sues Over Coverage for Legal Costs September 4, 2019 The Ohio doctor charged with murder in the deaths of 25 hospital patients is suing his former employer’s parent company...
5 New Insurance Companies OK’d to Do Business in Arkansas September 4, 2019 Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr has approved five new insurance companies to operate in the state, bringing to 103 the...
U.S. Cotton, Peanuts at Risk as Hurricane Makes Northward Turn September 4, 2019 By Marvin G. Perez, Michael Hirtzer and Brian K. Sullivan With Florida orange groves seemingly escaping major damage from Hurricane Dorian, concern now turns to soy, corn and cotton fields...