Maryland Insurance Administration Commissioner Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. announced today the formation of a task force to study and review auto insurance rates in urban areas of Maryland. “As a former legislator who represented part of Baltimore City, I understand …
Tired of seeing underage drivers killed as a result of joyriding with their friends, Oklahoma State Rep. Danny Morgan announced legislation to create a new graduated driver’s license for teenagers. Morgan said he patterned the bill after similar measures that …
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced his support of legislation filed by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, that would stop corporations like Enron from exploiting a loophole by filing bankruptcy in federal courts far from their headquarters. The Fairness in …
The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (AWCC) has scheduled its 18th annual Education Conference for Oct. 12-14, 2005, in Little Rock’s DoubleTree Hotel and the adjacent Robinson Convention Center. Alan McClain, AWCC chief executive officer, has a staff committee working with …
Citizens Property Insurance Co. should reduce third-party adjusters and institute a take-out incentive program, according to suggestions made by Florida CFO Tom Gallagher in a letter to Peter M. Dunbar, Citizens Task Force chairman. “First, we need to reduce the …
Montgomery, Ala.-based Alfa Corp. has released record financial results for the year ended Dec. 31, with operating income increasing 13.9 percent to $84.86 million, or $1.05 per diluted share compared to $74.4 million for the same period one year ago. …
Georgia tort reform will be one step closer to reality today after a vote in the House Rules Committee which will send Senate Bill 3 to the House floor for debate and a vote. The committee approved four amendments to …
Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley on Tuesday accused Gov. Robert Ehrlich administration of spreading false rumors that he had an extramarital affair. Hours later, Ehrlich fired a longtime employee. The mayor, a Democrat considering a bid for governor in 2006, said …
Strengthening Indiana’s weak insurance-fraud law will raise Indiana’s fraud statute to a par with other states, the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud told key legislators in testimony recently. “This bill will help reduce pressure on premiums, and reduce a crime that …
APPEX (Agency Peak Performance EXchange), a subsidiary of MarshBerry, has announced the addition of four new members to its network of 96 independent insurance agencies from 35 states nationwide. The new members include: Al Purmort Insurance Agency, Sarasota, Fla.; San …
