Hotchkiss Insurance Agency Inc. (HIA) reported that the firm has received the endorsement of the Home Builders Association of Greater Dallas (HBA of Greater Dallas) as the independent insurance agency of choice for members who want to purchase health insurance …
The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission announced it has determined, pursuant to the authority and direction given under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, that any interest or discount provided for in the Act shall be at the rate of 6.88 percent. …
A bill that would bring a competitive rating system to the Massachusetts workers’ compensation system would be good for the state’s economy, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). AIA testified before the legislature’s Joint Labor and Workforce Development Committee …
A former Shreveport, La., police officer escaped most of the federal charges lodged against him in a scheme to collect donations for a non-existent brain tumor his wife claimed to have. The Associated Press reported that Tony Larry and Tyna …
Finding and keeping the best employees is more critical than ever for maintaining a competitive edge. And now independent insurance agents who are members of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas have an important ally in meeting this challenge, the …
The Texas Department of Insurance announced it fined an Arlington company $150,000 for conducting the business of title insurance without authorization to do so. The fine against Ameristar Title and Errol V. Housmans represents the fourth largest penalty levied by …
Rackley Solutions has joined with personal lines carrier Kemper Auto and Home (KAH) to launch a real-time connection allowing KAH’s Connecticut agents access to auto rates through SETWrite, Rackley’s new Web-based rating product which allows agents to enter information once …
California’s workers’ compensation insurers have been filing historic rate decreases with the Department of Insurance, demonstrating that the 2003-2004 reforms are working, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). A bill (SB 46) authored by Senator Richard Alarcon (D-Sylmar), which …
A coalition of carriers that insured Wisconsin’s paper manufacturers thought they had successfully defeated a legislative effort to force them to pick up the estimated $500 million tab to clean up the polluted Fox River. The insurers, along with several …
American Hobbyist Insurance, a national provider of collector-vehicle insurance, has added real-time online quoting and submission capabilities to its newly redesigned Web site. “The collector-car market is sizzling right now,” said Orlando Morales, agency manager, American Hobbyist. “Collector-vehicle owners have …
