September 19, 2005
If Congress Changes Regulation, Impact Would be Big … But That’s a Big ‘If’ While underwriting cycles and the dynamics of distribution are certain to shape the surplus lines industry of 2010, a number of forecasters believe regulatory changes emanating …
September 19, 2005
The U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, recently issued its opinion in Graphic Packaging International Inc. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau, upholding the validity of an exclusion for “bodily injury by disease” found in workers’ compensation/employers liability policies issued by …
September 19, 2005
The Ohio Department of Insurance recently launched a Web-based medical liability data collection application that enables insurers and those who pay medical liability claims on behalf of health care providers to securely report to the Department their costs of defending …
September 19, 2005
More than half of Minnesota employers offer paid medical insurance to full-time employees, according to the 2005 Minnesota Employee Benefits Survey. About 53 percent of firms offer paid medical insurance, while just 12 percent offer benefits to part-time employees, according …
September 19, 2005
General Electric Co. likely will sell all of its remaining insurance operations, which include Kansas City-based GE Insurance Solutions, according to comments made by the head of GE Insurance Solutions. Ron Pressman, head of GE Insurance Solutions, said GE probably …
September 19, 2005
Experts say the path of destruction left by Hurricane Katrina likely will lead to higher insurance rates in the metro-east and across the country, although it is unclear how much and how soon rates will rise, according to a report …
September 19, 2005
Saying complimentary things about trial attorneys is not exactly the surest way to win friends in the insurance industry. Yet even in the heated debate over tort reform, it should be acceptable to acknowledge when the other side might have …
September 19, 2005
The first health insurance cooperative in Wisconsin is set to be introduced this month to help small businesses, nonprofits and individuals negotiate affordable insurance plans. According to Associated Press, Co-op Care of Southeastern Wisconsin is preparing to roll out its …
September 19, 2005
A Wisconsin Senate Committee has killed the “all sums” bill, a measure vehemently opposed by the insurance industry. A.B. 222 (Senate Bill 137), was defeated in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Insurance by a vote of 6-1 on Sept. …
September 19, 2005
Marjorie Dorr WellPoint, Inc.announced a series of leadership appointments, effective September 1, 2005, including naming Marjorie W. Dorr to the post of executive vice president and chief strategy officer. Mark Boxer “As chief strategy officer, Marjorie will have a key …