DES MOINES, Iowa — A group of Iowa politicians wants the insurance industry to impose a levy on automobile policies to help fund a program to thin deer populations and decrease accidents they cause. Sen. Dennis Black (D-Newton) and other …
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt has named an insurance defense attorney as chairman of the state Labor and Industrial Relations Commission. As chairman, Bill Ringer, 56, will represent the public’s interest on appeals of workers’ compensation cases, …
A proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriages in Arizona would outlaw all government-sponsored benefits to domestic partners. Republican Reps. Mark Anderson and Warde Nichols said their proposal will mirror those of other states with voter-approved bans on domestic partner benefits. …
California’s workers’ compensation costs are going down, even if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget proposal includes big increases in the state’s costs for the program. The Republican governor’s budget predicts the state’s cost of dealing with job-related injuries and illnesses among …
Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that three of its policyholders received Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) awards from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The SHARP awards recognize excellence in occupational safety and health among small, private …
Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired Marine Insurance Service LLC of Metairie, La. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Originally founded in 1975, Marine Insurance Service LLC is a retail insurance broker offering risk management, …
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is seeking a $750 million settlement from insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. to settle his bid-rigging and price-fixing charges, according to a report published Friday. The Wall Street Journal said Marsh & …
ECC Insurance Brokers LLC of Oak Brook, Ill. has been acquired by Brown & Brown Inc. with headquarters Daytona Beach and Tampa, Fla. ECC has combined annualized revenues of approximately $3.9 million. This wholesale insurance broker provides a group of …
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America urged Florida lawmakers meeting today in Tallahassee to allow the reforms made to hurricane insurance deductibles during the special legislative session to have time to work before implementing additional major changes. William Stander, …
Clark County, Ky. residents are facing an ordinance that would impose an 8 percent tax on all insurance premiums, excluding health insurance. The vote is believed to be the largest tax increase in Clark County history. Magistrates in Clark County …
