Monthly Archives: <span>March 2006</span>

Insurer Groups: Ruling Suggests Flood Exclusion Valid, Enforceable

Insurance companies believe that even though a court rejected a motion to dismiss the Mississippi case challenging the flood exclusion in standard homeowners insurance policies, the ruling is actually a good sign for the insurance industry. Three trade groups that …

Ky. Slates April Hearing About CHA Health’s Purchase of Humana

A formal administrative hearing has been set for Thur. April 13, to discuss the proposed purchase of CHA Health, of Lexington, Ky. by Humana Health Plan Inc., of Louisville. The hearing, which is open to the public, will begin at …

NAMIC Urges Miss. Governor to Sign Building Code Legislation

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies has urged Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour to sign into law a bill that would require five of the state’s most southerly counties to enact emergency building code standards. In a letter to Gov. …

Brutlag Named All Risks Ltd.’s Atlanta Branch Manager

Johnathan Brutlag has been named branch manager, to oversee the Atlanta office of All Risks Ltd., a Baltimore, Md.-based national independent insurance wholesaler with offices nationwide. Brutlag will be in charge of continuing growth in the southeast, while focusing on …

Lighthouse Adds Four New Products to ElderCare Program

Lighthouse Underwriters has expanded its ElderCare program with four new proprietary products. The new products, all of which are A-rated with claims made forms and combined general liability and property liability forms, are: * AdultCare, coverage for free-standing adult daycare …

Industry Cheers as Florida Repeals Joint and Several Liability

The Florida Senate has passed a repeal of joint and several liability, which means the measure now goes to Gov. Jeb Bush who is expected to sign the bill into law. The bill (HB 145) eliminates joint and several liability, …

New Law May Hamper Nevada Mining Watchdog Group

The chief proponent of a new law cited by Nevada in trying to block a mining industry watchdog group’s efforts to stop pollution from an old Nevada gold mine said that he didn’t envision the law being used that way. …

City in Utah Expects $2.5 Million Fire Insurance Settlement

Ogden, Utah, officials are expecting a $2.5 million insurance settlement for a fire that destroyed a building the city had offered for sale at a fraction of that amount. The cause of the March 11 fire that destroyed the 100-year-old …

Association of California Insurance Companies Elects Officers

Members of the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) in Sacramento have re-elected their officers for a one-year term. Cinda Smith, senior counsel with Geico, was re-elected chair of the board of directors; Carry Cheldin, president of Crusader Insurance Co., …

NAS Miscellaneous Medical Malpractice Insurance Sports New Features

NAS Insurance Services, Encino, Calif., has added new features to its Miscellaneous Medical Malpractice Insurance program, including deductibles as low as $1,000. The program features limits of $1million per claim/$3 million aggregate. It is also available in a combined program …