The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is calling on Kentucky lawmakers to make changes to the workers’ compensation program in the Commonwealth in order to prevent future financial collapses like those recently revealed by one of the major …
The Independent Automobile Damage Appraisers Association (IADA) held its 39th annual conference at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans recently. The conference was reportedly well attended with 130 registrants and the theme for this conference was “Meeting the Challenge”. …
For individuals needing continuing education (CE) credits to meet their state’s insurance licensing requirements, then the 2004 Big “I” Convention this October at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel near Orlando is the place to be. During the …
State Compensation Insurance Fund will collect $135,000 in restitution from a San Diego County- based construction firm as part of the sentence in a workers’ compensation insurance fraud case. Ray Charles Gauthier — who owns Gauthier Construction Inc. — was …
Woodland Hills, Calif.-based ClearComp and Virginia-based e-Triage recently announced an innovative solution that will reportedly reduce workers’ compensation costs. The new service, Claim Navigator, promises to reduce indemnity costs up to 50 percent and will be instrumental in detecting fraudulent …
Richard Polizzi, president of Western Security Surplus, invites agents and brokers to a free informative Employment Practices Liability Insurance seminar on July 15, 2004. The hosts for the seminar will be WSS’ Northern California office and Shand Morahan. The topic …
Bellevue, Wash.-based wholesaler and program administrator National Specialty Underwriters Inc. has opened a new branch in Chicago. NSU specializes in insurance for the hospitality and health-care industries, as well as arranging layered placements for a variety of catastrophic property/casualty excess …
Cincinnati-based property/casualty insurer American Financial Group Inc. announced that it is considering an initial public offering of shares of its 65 percent-owned Richfield, Ohio-based transportation insurance subsidiary, National Interstate Corp. The offering, if executed, would raise about $55 million in …
Ohio Department of Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin has named Holly Saelens deputy director of the department. Saelens, 38, has been the assistant director for policy and legislation since January 2000 and recently served as the department’s interim director, pending …
Patients in southeastern and northeastern Ohio are feeling the impact of the medical malpractice crisis according to several doctors who testified before the Ohio Medical Malpractice Commission yesterday at the Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI). Recruitment and retention efforts at …
