Legislation forcing Colorado drivers to purchase additional emergency medical insurance coverage as part of their auto insurance policies was defeated in the state’s Senate Appropriations Committee by a vote of 6-3. Senate Bill 19 would have required drivers to purchase …
Unigard Insurance Companies, a Bellevue, Wash.-based property and casualty insurer, has announced two new appointments and a promotion. Harris Clarke recently joined the company as assistant vice president of personal lines product management. He is responsible for personal lines products …
The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission reported there is still time to make reservations for the March 29-31 Arkansas Workers’ Compensation and Arkansas Self Insurer Association Educational Conference. Over 500 persons are expected to be attending one or more of the …
President Bush has authorized the extension of disaster unemployment benefits to individuals affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Louisiana Department of Labor announced. “Approximately 92,000 people whose unemployment is a direct result of either storm will be eligible for …
The Louisiana Department of Insurance reported that the regular monthly meeting of the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission will be held March 15, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will take place in the Hearing Room, Plaza Floor, State Insurance Department, …
Texas State University Small Business Development Center will sponsor a one-day educational seminar on Workers’ Compensation 101 and Return To Work presented by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April …
Teenagers in Oklahoma with learner’s permits could soon face restrictions on cell phone use while driving. That’s the focus of legislation recently approved by the State Senate. Sen. Clark Jolley, who authored Senate Bill 1542, said it was important for …
Dallas-based Republic Companies Group Inc.’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly common stock dividend of 12 cents per share payable on April 14, 2006, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 31, the company said. To …
Lawmakers in Oklahoma’s House of Representatives will soon vote on House Bill 3115, by state Rep. Ron Peterson, which would create an online automobile insurance verification pilot program in Oklahoma. “Online verification will eliminate the biggest loophole in state law …
Only about half of homeowners living in some of the most flood-prone areas of the United States buy federal flood insurance, leaving millions of families at risk for severe financial losses when floods strike, according to a RAND Corporation study …
