Nationwide: Average Cooking Fire Claim Tops $30,000 October 9, 2012 Cooking fires continue to far exceed most home-related fires, and they are more expensive to repair, according to a new...
Southern California Educator Arrested For Workers’ Comp Fraud October 9, 2012 A teaching assistant in Southern California has been arrested on several felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud. Gerard Padilla, 45,...
NCCI Recommends Conn. WC Loss Costs and Rates Increases October 9, 2012 The National Council on Compensation Insurance recently filed a proposal for workers’ comp loss costs and rates increases in Connecticut.The...
New York’s Holborn Corp. Names Pierson Senior Production Officer October 9, 2012 Holborn Corporation, a reinsurance intermediary based in New York, announced that Executive Vice President Frank D. Pierson has assumed the...
Willis North America Appoints 2 Executives in New York October 9, 2012 Willis North America, a unit of global insurance brokerage Willis Group Holdings, announced two executive appointments in the New York...
D.C. Merges Insurance Markets Under Health Care Law October 9, 2012 Small businesses in Washington will be required to buy employee health insurance through a city-run exchange beginning in 2014. The...
Florida’s OIR Deputy Chief of Staff Gets Expanded Role October 9, 2012 Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced last week that Rebecca Matthews, deputy chief of staff at the Florida Office of...
Ala. Regulator OKs New Insurance Certification Form for Auto Dealers October 9, 2012 Alabama Insurance Commissioner Jim L. Ridling issued a bulletin last week approving the use of a new “insurance certification form,”...
Tennessee Regulators Say Insurers Weighing Shift in Roofing Policies October 9, 2012 Tennessee regulators observed that in recent months, some property/casualty insurers in the state have filed to expand or shift their...
Tenn. Promotes Identity Theft Awareness, Plans ‘Free Shredding Event’ October 9, 2012 Tennessee’s Department of Commerce and Insurance and the Davidson County Sheriff’s office are teaming up to promote identity theft awareness....