The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) singled out West Virginia as the only statewide “judicial hellhole” in their recently released report, Bringing Justice to Judicial Hellholes 2003. The designation “further highlights and reinforces the urgent need for significant civil justice …
Harold Fischer, CEO of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based North American Liability Group (NALG), announced it has become aware that an unauthorized spam e-mail was sent out about the company by an unknown third party. NALG noted that someone who identified himself …
Florida once again leads the nation in the number of insurance fraud convictions and cases presented for prosecution, according to a study released recently by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, a national alliance of consumer organizations, insurance companies and government …
The 2003 Safety Expo for Florida state employees was held recently in the Capitol courtyard. The goal of the event is to promote a safe and accident-free workplace, reducing workers’ compensation claims paid by the state. Florida’s Chief Financial Officer …
An early morning fire recently in Oxford, Ala., resulted in injuries to five people — three firefighters and two employees of Southern Tool Inc. Oxford Fire Department responded to the fire that began between 3:30 and 3:45 a.m., and Anniston …
The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) presented the American Red Cross, Triangle Area Chapter, with a $25,000 donation recently for the Disaster Relief Fund to help victims of Hurricane Isabel and other disasters. “The Red Cross is very …
The Seibels Bruce Group Inc. has received approval from the Tennessee Department of Insurance allowing subsidiary Catawba Insurance Company (CIC) to resume writing new risk-bearing commercial lines business in Tennessee. CIC had discontinued writing this business in Tennessee in August …
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long recently received word that the North Carolina Court of Appeals has largely upheld his order in the 2001 auto insurance rate case to force insurance companies to drop rates by 13 percent. The rate …
Problems and states come in all different shapes and sizes. For the insurance industry, keeping an eye on tort reform in Mississippi has been an item of importance in recent years. For the American Insurance Associ-ation (AIA), the subject has …
The old saying goes that this time of the year is an opportunity to start making resolutions for the new year. Well, we at Insurance Journal have some plans of our own for 2004, and we’re starting with this premiere …
