The Oklahoma Legislation House of Representatives decided by a vote of 84 – 12 to empanel a special investigating committee to consider articles of impeachment against State Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher. According to the House Media Services Division, lawmakers approved …
Louisiana State Rep. Karen Carter, D-New Orleans, has been appointed chair of the House Insurance Committee. Carter’s appointment comes a little over a week after the former chairman, Rep. Troy Hebert, D-Jeanerette, was ousted. According to the New Orleans Times …
To assist the legislature and others interested in reform of the workers’ compensation system, the WCIRB annually develops an estimate of the total cost of statewide workers’ compensation benefits on an accident-year basis. The WCIRB has now updated its estimates …
Sierra Health Services Inc. announced that effective March 31, 2004, and after receipt of applicable regulatory approval, it has closed the transaction to sell its workers’ compensation subsidiary, California Indemnity Insurance Co. Inc. (CIIC) to Folksamerica Holding Co. Inc. Folksamerica …
The Orange County/San Diego branch of Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers Inc. has moved into larger offices and changed its suite number. The Orange County/San Diego office will now be located in Suite 211 at 4281 Katella Avenue, Los Alamitos, …
Insurance Services Office Inc. (ISO) has introduced a personal auto rating program carriers can use to tailor the cost of insurance for bodily injury and property damage liability and no-fault/medical payments coverage based on a car’s make and model. This …
Norman, Okla.-based Weather Decision Technologies Inc. (WDT) announced the release of TornadoExpress, the latest in a series of weather products designed to help companies and organizations make informed and timely weather decisions. TornadoExpress, an Internet-delivered assessment of tornado damage, takes …
Insurity Inc., a ChoicePoint company, announced that Georgia Casualty & Surety, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlantic American, has selected Insurity’s Commercial Intellisys’ property/casualty policy processing services and software. A complete Web-based rating, intelligent underwriting and electronic issuance platform is being …
The Workers’ Health and Safety division of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission will present a one-day educational seminar on Supervising for Safety, on Wednesday, April 28, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. The seminar will …
The McIntyre Group announced that the company had been named “Vendor of the Year” by St. Louis-based, Vi-Jon Laboratories Inc., a private label manufacturing operation in the U.S. President Tony McIntyre commented that “This recognition from Vi-Jon is a reflection …
