Improving the state’s workers’ compensation system, developing coastal property insurance markets and increasing consumer awareness and educating them about insurance issues are key 2006 goals of the South Carolina Big ‘I.’ Frank Sheppard, incoming IIABSC president said tort reform legislative …
Randal McCloy Jr., the only survivor of the recent tragedy at the the 260-foot-deep Inter-national Coal Group Mine in West Virginia, will be eligible for medical benefits and wage replacement benefits immediately, and will receive workers’ compensation benefits based on …
PCI pushing for stronger building codes Enacting and enforcing a strong statewide building code could save billions of dollars in damages from hurricanes and should be among the top priorities of Mississippi lawmakers meeting in Jackson during the 2006 legislative …
The Florida Association of Insurance Agents has four key goals to accomplish in 2006 according to Jeff Grady, FAIA president: first, to pass its property insurance market proposal; second, to pass FAIA’s proposal to reform certificates of insurance abuses; third, …
The National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. has criticized recent Associated Press articles about NCCI’s review of the South Carolina Governor’s Workers Compensation Task Force proposal as being “factually incorrect in several essential areas,” according to Peter M. Burton, senior …
Maintaining existing markets and finding new ones, especially in coastal areas, is the Alabama Independent Insurance Agents most important 2006 goal, according to Victor McCarley, AIIA executive director. “We will conduct new sales education coursework in 2006 and provide education-related …
Florida Insurance Council Executive Vice President Sam Miller predicts hurricane insurance will be the most significant property and casualty issue in 2006, just as it was in 2005, on the state level. “Congress, at a higher level, is considering a …
In the 28 years that Alford has worked with Aon Consulting, she has served in a number of key positions, including, most recently, as the head of the firm’s Atlanta office and national defined contribution practice leader. Alford’s expertise includes …
Jim Tedesco, 37, has been charged in warrants with two counts of attempted murder in Asheville, N.C. Police reports said Tedesco shot Murray Wilson, 53, and Michael Ezell, 33, during negotiations to purchase Tedesco Insurance. After warrants were issued for …
Weather forecasters predicted that the 2005 hurricane season could be more active than normal, but no one thought it would produce 26 named storms and the most destructive storm on record–Hurricane Katrina. Katrina tested the mettle of the insurance industry …
