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Insureds After COVID Premium Cuts Must Ask State Regulator First, Judge Rules

A federal judge has ruled that State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. does not have to return premiums to a small business customer because of the insured’s reduced business during the pandemic. The judge in Missouri found that the plaintiff, …

North Carolina Creates Process for Insurers to Legally Offer Pandemic Premium Relief

The North Carolina Department of Insurance says it is working with insurers to allow them to offer financial relief to policyholders without filing for department approval or risking violating state law during the current coronavirus pandemic. Many automobile insurers are …

Alabama Regulator Eases Process for Auto Insurers to Reduce Policyholder Premiums

The Alabama Department of Insurance says it will waive filing fees and allow for immediate implementation of premium reductions by insurers in an effort to provide some relief to Alabama consumers. In a bulletin issued last week, Alabama Insurance Commissioner …

West Virginia to See Decrease in Workers’ Comp Premiums

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says employers in the state will see an estimated $43 million reduction in workers’ compensation premiums in the coming year. Tomblin says employers have saved more than $323 million since the program was privatized in 2006. …

FM Global: 1,900 Clients to Receive ‘Membership Credit’ to Lower Premium

Johnston, R.I.-based FM Global, one of the world’s largest business property insurers, said its policyholders will collectively receive an estimated $435 million in premium reductions when they renew their policies between June 30, 2013 and June 29, 2014. FM Global …