North Carolina Eyes Public Panel to Oversee Home Insurance Rates March 29, 2011 By Michael Adams Frustrated by rising home insurance rates, some North Carolina residents want a greater role in the rate approval process and...
More Than 200 Kentucky Dams Rated High Hazard March 29, 2011 More than 200 of Kentucky’s 1,000 dams in Kentucky are considered high hazards, which threaten property, people and animals if...
West Virginia Counties’ Program Expanding to Workers’ Compensation March 29, 2011 By Michael Adams A West Virginia risk pool created to provide property and liability coverage to counties around the state is looking to...
Florida Insurance Office Announces Staff Changes March 28, 2011 Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced several staff changes at the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR). Al Willis has been...
Tennessee Gov. Haslam Offers Compromise on Damages Cap March 27, 2011 By Lucas L. Johnson II Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has offered a compromise on his proposal to limit lawsuit damages, drafting a change to the...
Florida Hears First Community’s Home Rates; OKs Dwelling Increase March 27, 2011 Florida regulators held a public hearing last week to consider the First Community Insurance Co.’s request to raise its homeowner...
North Carolina Debates More Fines on Drivers Using Cell Phones March 25, 2011 By Gary D. Robertson North Carolina lawmakers already have banned young drivers from using cell phones and everyone else from texting or emails while...
Former U.S. Sen. Thompson Opposes Tennessee Governor’s Damages Cap March 25, 2011 By Lucas L. Johnson II Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson says legislation that seeks to limit monetary damages from lawsuits in Tennessee is unnecessary and...
PMA Names Spina as Vice President in Atlanta Branch March 24, 2011 PMA Companies announced that Mario Spina has been appointed to serve as the branch vice president of the insurer’s Atlanta,...
Florida’s Homewise, First Home Insurance Companies to Merge March 24, 2011 Two of Florida’s domestic insurance companies have announced that they plan to merge. Homewise Insurance Co. and First Home Insurance...