Several corporate donors, most of them insurance companies, are now defendants in a civil lawsuit filed by three losing Texas Democratic legislative candidates in connection with funding of their opponents’ campaigns, which also is under investigation by a grand jury. …
Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher has repaid at least $14,000 of an alleged $25,000 bribe, records show. The Associated Press and the Oklahoman reported that Fisher made the first payment, $1,000, Nov. 3, days after learning he had been …
The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission approved reapplications for Certificates of Authority to Self-Insure from 12 private employers during a public meeting on August 17. The Commission also approved the first-time application for a Certificate of Authority to Self-Insure for Starbucks …
William P. Constantini has joined the New York-based insurance brokerage firm Integro as general counsel. A corporate attorney for more than 30 years, Constantini most recently was a senior vice president and general counsel/secretary of The Great Atlantic & Pacific …
Edward Levy, president and chief executive officer of Delaware Valley Underwriting Agency, Inc. in Hatboro, Pa., announced the appointment of Rob C. Rigsby to the position of professional liability manager. Rigsby will be responsible for managing all facets of the …
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has urged state legislators to pass a law to have the state pay for the life insurance premiums for National Guard soldiers and airmen on active duty, and a leading Republican senator said he would push …
AutoOne Insurance, a division of OneBeacon Insurance Group, has named Paul DiFrancesco to the new position of chief operating officer. He will reporting to AutoOne President and CEO Carey Benson. DiFrancesco has 26 years of experience in the insurance industry. …
Lawyers for MassMutual Financial Group argued in Superior Court in Hartford, Conn. last week that documents summarizing internal investigations into the conduct of former chief executive Robert O’Connell cannot be made public because they are part of an antitrust investigation. …
Payouts in medical malpractice awards in Maryland dropped last year after several years of big increases, prompting the state’s largest insurance carrier to keep the rates it charges doctors level in 2006. The announcement by the Medical Mutual Liability Insurance …
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has launched a consultation on possible changes to its “Statement of Best Practice for Critical Illness Insurance”, based on proposals developed by its Critical Illness Working Party. The Association’s bulletin said any changes would …
