Small Workers’ Comp Carrier Exits California March 18, 2014 By Don Jergler Public Service Mutual Insurance Co.’s exit from California’s workers’ compensation market isn’t a reflection of the health of the state’s...
AXA Equitable to Pay New York DFS $20M Fine Over Annuity Changes March 18, 2014 New York officials announced AXA Equitable will pay a $20 million fine to the state’s Department of Financial Services (DFS)...
Mass. to Dump Website Contractor Over Troubled Online Health Exchange March 18, 2014 By Bob Salsberg Massachusetts plans on cutting ties with the contractor for its hobbled health care insurance website. The recommendation was made Monday...
Court: Nationwide Insurance Did Not Discriminate Against Breastfeeding Employee March 18, 2014 An Iowa appeals court says Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. didn’t discriminate against a breastfeeding mother who resigned under pressure on...
Federal Report: N.Y. Metro-North Railroad Allowed Safety to Erode March 18, 2014 By Jim Fitzgerald The second-largest U.S. commuter railroad allowed safety to erode while pushing to keep its trains on time, resulting in a...
Lockton, Visiting Nurses Association Launch Professional Liability Program March 18, 2014 The Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA) and specialty broker Lockton Affinity have launched a new insurance program to protect...
Wells Fargo in California and TransGuardian Deal in High Value Shipping March 18, 2014 Wells Fargo Insurance announced it is working with TransGuardian and the U.S. Mail to secure the shipping of high value...
Texas Insurance Regulators Invite Input on Surplus Lines Rules March 18, 2014 Texas regulators are seeking comments on new rules related to surplus lines insurance. The Texas Department of Insurance is considering...
Grant to Help Raise Houses in Louisiana; Flood Insurance a Requirement March 18, 2014 The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing a grant to help pay for the elevation of 16 houses Jefferson Parish....
Chicago-Based Schmitt Joins Worldwide Facilities to Professional Liability Team March 18, 2014 Worldwide Facilities Inc. added William (Bill) Schmitt to its professional liability team. He will work out of Worldwide’s Chicago, Ill.,...