January 18, 2006
Nearly three years after Colorado abandoned no-fault auto insurance, hospitals complain they’re not getting paid to treat accident victims and consumers have to do some checking to make sure they’ve got enough coverage. That’s led to some proposals at the …
January 18, 2006
Insurers that write monoline farm policies and incidental professional liability coverage may face additional work to clarify coverage for their insureds under the federal terrorism reinsurance program. During a conference call, officials of the U.S. Treasury Dept., which administers the …
January 18, 2006
Agoura Hills, Calif.-based FSC Insurance Solutions, a business unit of Fiserv Inc. began integrating its rating divisions, MI-Assistant and Xcipio, Inc., under the FSC Insurance Solutions name beginning Jan. 1, 2006. According to FSC Insurance, the move was designed to …
January 18, 2006
The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Orange County’s February 2006 Quarterly C/E Meeting and 2006 Board Installation will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006, at the Tustin, Calif., banquet center. The meeting will include a three-hour continuing education …
January 18, 2006
Rulebook Supplement 2005-04 containing emergency rules recently adopted by the Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation is available online from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of Workers’ Compensation. The supplement can be printed from the TDI Website at www.tdi.state.tx.us/wc/indexwc.html …
January 18, 2006
State officials began the arduous task of assessing the cost of weeks of wildfires as a cold front and higher humidity gave firefighters a much-needed break from battling fields of flames and red-hot embers. Gov. Brad Henry said the head …
January 18, 2006
HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care industry intelligence, finds that the recent enforcement of Arkansas’ “any willing provider” law will shake up Little Rock’s highly consolidated health care market. According to the latest issue of the Little Rock Market …
January 18, 2006
Independent insurance agency Higginbotham & Associates, based in Fort Worth, Texas, added brokers John Huggins and Mark Vann to its managing director team to recognize their individual sales production of $1 million revenue in 2005. Huggins was named a managing …
January 18, 2006
Bobby White, general manager of the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association, announced his retirement effective March 1, 2006, after 38 years of service to the organization. White began his career with T.A.I.P.A. in 1968 and was named its general manager …
January 18, 2006
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has determined that ice and snow storms hitting South Dakota last November did not cause enough damage to private property to qualify for an overall federal disaster designation, but reimbursement will be made for qualifying …