The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, based in Austin, Texas, recently launched an all-new online ethics course, called Legal and Ethical Requirements of Insurance Professionals, also known as Ethics OnLine. Ethics OnLine was designed to meet the escalating …
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s final settlement with two auto insurers will result in estimated refunds of more than $700,000 to Texas policyholders who paid more on their claims for auto repairs than their policies required. According to the AG’s …
A 39-year-old Alexander City, Ala. woman was charged with first-degree arson in connection with a fire that resulted in a rescue of the woman’s boyfriend. According to the Alabama Department of Insurance, Janet Tuck was charged with setting fire to …
The American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds, based in Bloomington, Minn., reported that it has urged key members of Congress to extend the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act beyond its Dec. 31, 2005, expiration date. “TRIA is especially critical …
Farmers Insurance announced that its customers in Tennessee may qualify for a special discount on Home insurance when they also have a Farmers New World Life Insurance Company policy. “The Home Life Discount is similar to the Auto Life discount …
Montgomery, Ala. -based Alfa Insurance Group and Alfa Corporation have announced preliminary estimates of losses from a series of thunderstorms that struck Alabama in early April. “These thunderstorms produced hail, which caused damage to both automobiles and homes. The April …
The American Insurance Association has issued a bulletin supporting The U.S. Labor Department’s update of overtime regulations. The AIA said it expects the new rules “will help end needless litigation, as well as reduce conflict and confusion amongst employers and …
AXIS U.S. Insurance announced from its headquarters in Alpharetta, Ga., that it has expanded both its professional lines capabilities and its Builders Risk Product Offerings. For greater coverage of professional liability risks, AXIS U.S., a subsidiary of the Bermuda holding …
A man is entitled to half his son’s World Trade Center-related death benefits, even though the father abandoned him as an infant, a state appeals court decided recently. The workers’ compensation death benefit of $50,000 due Daniel Hal Crisman should …
A sexual harassment lawsuit against Carrols Corp. has grown from one accuser six years ago to 511 current and former Burger King workers in 13 states. Officials at Syracuse, N.Y.-based Carrols say the large number of accusers is a result …
