P/C Industry Supportive But Cautious on Federal Insurance Office Recommendations December 13, 2013 By Andrea Wells Insurers, agents, brokers and state regulators welcome modernization and improvements in the current regulation of insurance, but are not so...
Ascent Launches Medical Billings E&O Coverage for U.S. Healthcare Professionals December 13, 2013 Ascent Underwriting, the Managing General Agent (MGA) specialising in emerging risks, has launched a medical billings errors & omissions insurance...
Ratings Recap: Loudun Mutual, Hastings Mutual, Ellington Mutual, American Safety RRG December 13, 2013 A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A’ (Excellent) from ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating...
FEMA Rejects Major Disaster Declaration for Indiana December 13, 2013 Gov. Mike Pence says the federal government has rejected Indiana’s request that Howard County be declared a major disaster area...
Elevator Company Cited In 49ers Stadium Death December 13, 2013 California safety officials have issued more than $50,000 in fines against an elevator company whose employee was killed while working...
OSHA Fines Geismar, Louisiana Plant $99K for 6 Safety Violations December 13, 2013 The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed fines of $99,000 against Williams Olefins for a June explosion at...
Probation Sentence in Texas Teen’s Fatal DWI Wreck Stirs Ire December 13, 2013 A North Texas teen from an affluent family was sentenced to probation this week after he killed four pedestrians when...
Plymouth Rock, Bunker Hill Offer Combined Home, Auto Coverage to Massachusetts AARP Members December 13, 2013 By Amy O'Connor The senior citizen organization American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has chosen Boston-based Plymouth Rock Assurance and its affiliated Bunker...
Wounded Indianapolis Officer Sues Seller of Gun Used to Shoot Him December 13, 2013 An Indianapolis police officer’s lawsuit against the original seller of a handgun later used to wound him might have to...
Fatalities at Work Rise 28 Percent in Wisconsin December 13, 2013 By M.L. Johnson The number of Wisconsin workers killed on the job increased 28 percent last year, in part because of an increase...