Nine Californians Nabbed in $24M Alleged Workers’ Comp Billing Scheme December 17, 2015 Detectives with the California Department of Insurance arrested nine people involved in a complex scheme allegedly targeting more than 230...
Virginia’s Tangier Island Residents Could Become ‘Climate Change Refugees’ December 17, 2015 By Steve Szkotak A report says islanders in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay could be among the first “climate change refugees” in...
Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau Seeks 0.9% Loss Cost Decrease December 17, 2015 By Young Ha The Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau (PCRB) has submitted a filing of Pennsylvania loss costs and related rating values with a...
Massachusetts Rejects Mapfre’s Ice-Dam Deductible Request December 17, 2015 By Young Ha The Massachusetts Division of Insurance recently denied a request by Mapfre USA Corp. to add an ice-dam deductible to some...
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner to Step Down December 17, 2015 North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm is stepping down. Hamm tells The Associated Press he will not seek re-election in...
Mass. Lawmakers Weigh 2-Tiered Driver’s License Identification System December 17, 2015 By Bob Salsberg Among the many issues that Massachusetts lawmakers may deal with after returning from recess in January is whether to bring...
Vermont Court Lets Home Insurer Off the Hook in Pesticide Lawsuit December 17, 2015 A Vermont family who said their home was made unlivable by an exterminator who used a banned pesticide has had...
Ratings of Texas-Based National Unity Insurance Downgraded December 17, 2015 A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength rating to B+ (Good) from B++ (Good) and the issuer credit rating to...
Eastern Insurance Group Acquires Northwestern Benefit in Boston December 17, 2015 Eastern Insurance Group in Natick, Massachusetts, announced that it has acquired Northwestern Benefit Associates, an independent group benefits broker based...
Illinois’ The Rockwood Company Joins Keystone Insurers Group December 17, 2015 Keystone Insurers Group announced its newest franchise partner in Illinois: The Rockwood Company, based in downtown Chicago. The firm, with...