January 26, 2004
Members of the Alliance of American Insurers and the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) finalized the merger of the trade groups forming a new association to be known as Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). The creation of …
January 26, 2004
Having first looked at efforts to pass more tort reform in Mississippi (Jan. 12, “Miss. Tort Reform In Play As Lawyers Flock to Magnolia State”) and now reporting on efforts in West Virginia in this issue, one can come to …
January 26, 2004
An ever increasing number of insurance companies are using your personal credit information—like billing history, the number of credit cards you have, and even the number of credit checks made by businesses offering you services—to determine what you will pay …
January 26, 2004
The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2000 census estimated Ohio’s population at 11.4 million. About 83 percent of the adult residents had graduated from high school and about 21 percent had earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. The capital, Columbus, has a …
January 26, 2004
Each year the Insurance Information Institute invites a panel of Wall Street stock analysts and industry professionals to review the prospects for the industry in the current and coming year. The survey reveals that the industry’s unrelenting streak of bad …
January 26, 2004
A Mandan, N.D., man was ordered to pay $54,679 in restitution to Workforce Safety & Insurance after pleading guilty to fraud in South Central District Court Dec. 16, according to a statement released by the North Dakota Department of Insurance. …
January 26, 2004
The Kansas Insurance Department (KID), in cooperation with Sheridan County Attorney Mike Haas and the Kansas Attorney General’s Office, has filed felony charges against a Selden, Kan., insurance agent. An investigation by the KID Fraud Unit led to charges against …
January 26, 2004
The Illinois Department of Insurance fined Minnesota-based Federal Mutual Insurance Co. $30,000 and issued a stipulation and consent order for insurance code violations and/or improper claims practices cited in a department market-conduct examination.
January 26, 2004
Nuts & Bolts: Allen Financial Insurance Group Inc. and The Equestrian Group are offering a market for agribusiness and specialty equine insurance. Dollars: Policy limit $4 million. Minimum premium is $500. Carrier: American Reliable Insurance Company and American Bankers Insurance …
January 26, 2004
Nuts & Bolts: Euclid Managers LLC is offering a market for media liability. Coverage is for small and mid-sized media risk companies. These products are customizable featuring the option to add additional covered services directly on the policy forms. Coverage …