North Carolina Insurers Seek Rate Hike on Dwelling Fire Policies January 5, 2011 North Carolina insurers are looking to raise rates from 7 percent to 25 percent, or an average 20.9 percent statewide,...
Southeast Texas County Defends Hurricane Ike Spending January 5, 2011 By Michael Graczyk Chambers County officials are defending their spending of tens of millions of federal dollars for cleanup from Hurricane Ike after...
Calif. Commissioner Jones to Enforce Medical Loss Ratio Rule January 5, 2011 By Patricia-Anne Tom Almost immediately after being sworn into office on Tuesday, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones signed an emergency order to enforce...
Florida Workers’ Compensation Market Remains Competitive: Report January 5, 2011 Florida’s workers’ compensation market remains competitive with more than 250 private insurers writing coverage and only a fraction of business...
Oklahoma Law Protecting Health Care Volunteers Now in Effect January 5, 2011 A new state law protecting health care professionals who volunteer at school sporting events from being sued has gone into...
AmerInst Professional Launches E&O Coverage for Small Law Firms January 5, 2011 When it comes to the legal profession, there are two known facts: claims against lawyers tend to increase in an...
Nickel Named Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner January 5, 2011 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has appointed Ted Nickel, an insurance company veteran, as commissioner of insurance and Dan Schwartzer, an...
House Republicans Aim to Repeal Healthcare Law January 4, 2011 By Thomas Ferraro Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to pass a bill next week to repeal President Barack Obama’s overhaul...
2010 Was U.S. Coal Industry’s Deadliest Since 1992 January 4, 2011 By Tim Huber The U.S. coal industry had its deadliest year in nearly two decades in 2010, with much of the death toll...
Illinois Official Calls for Probe of Workers’ Comp Claims at Prison January 4, 2011 The head of Illinois’ workers’ compensation commission is calling for an investigation of nearly $10 million paid out in claims...