The Oklahoma Department of Insurance recovered more than $6 million in underpaid insurance claims for consumers during 2003. According to Commissioner Carroll Fisher, an estimated 7,000 Oklahomans contacted the department last year for help in dealing with issues resulting from …
The Texas Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan Association has requested permission from the Texas Department of Insurance to increase homeowners insurance rates by an average of 12 percent statewide, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Asso-ciation of America …
An Alexandria, La. man was served with a cease and desist order by Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Unit investigators. The order prohibits him from conducting any kind of insurance business in Louisiana. It states that beginning in July 2003, …
The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas experienced record attendance at its 41st Annual Joe Vincent Manage-ment Seminar, held in Austin Jan. 25-27, 2004. “We have the largest gathering of agents at this seminar in its 41 year history,” said IIAT …
Presidential politics have been claiming the headlines of late, what with the Democrats holding primaries and President Bush crossing the country giving “non-campaign” campaign speeches. But in Texas a political storm of its own is brewing. In a legislative off-year, …
Presidential politics have been claiming the headlines of late, what with the Democrats holding primaries and President Bush crossing the country giving “non-campaign” campaign speeches. But in Texas a political storm of its own is brewing. In a legislative off-year, …
SIFs are designed to reduce the financial impact of a workers’ compensation claim in the event a worker with a disability, injured on the job, aggravates a pre-existing impairment. Maintaining healthy workers’ compensation systems is a continuing challenge for states. …
They are an opportunity to network, learn the latest in company mergers, new products, legislative news, and much more. Oh yes, they also offer a chance to get the heck out of the office. Industry conferences abound throughout the Southeast …
Today, more than 20 states—and the number keeps rising—require insurance companies to report vehicle insurance information to their department of motor vehicles (DMV). The states want the information to enforce laws that require insurance on personal as well as commercial …
The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2000 census estimated the population of the State of Tennessee at 5.6 million. Approximately 76 percent of the adult residents had graduated from high school and about 20 percent had earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. …
