To avoid the asbestos litigation crisis some states have experienced, South Carolina lawmakers have introduced legislation that will require plaintiffs to meet specific medical criteria in order to bring or pursue an asbestos- or silica-related lawsuit. Senate Bill 1038, the …
New legislation to expedite the rebuilding process for hurricane victims has been suggested to the Florida Legislature by Tom Gallagher, the state’s CFO. The measure would ensure homeowners receive insurance money for additional living expenses and lost personal contents, as …
There isn’t any question about overhauling South Carolina’s workers’ compensation system, but there is a lot of disagreement about how to accomplish this feat. Workers’ compensation reform is on the legislature’s spring agenda, but Senator Gerald Malloy (D-Hartsville), was quoted …
There is no reason to think there will be any change in hurricane patterns in the near future; the number of hurricanes have been increasing since 1995 and there is no doubt that they will continue to do so for …
A political tug-of war is now taking place in South Carolina involving Gov. Mark Sanford, Insurance Commissioner Elanor Kitzman, legislators and insurance industry representatives. The governor has responded that he supports Kitzman, an 18-year insurance veteran who founded Driver’s Choice …
Inarguably, the current state-based insurance regulatory system is a dysfunctional relic that has stifled property/casualty product creativity for years. This patchwork regulatory system is filled with wasteful inefficiency that is costly to individual states, insurance companies and consumers. It is …
Insurance groups breathed a sigh of relief as the special session of the Louisiana Legislature ended Feb. 17 after resolving controversial provisions in two bills dealing with insurance issues. The session began Feb. 6. According to the Property Casualty Insurers …
Unlike insurers of last resort in states like Louisiana and Florida, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association does not enjoy federal tax-exempt status. TWIA’s Board of Directors and its Executive Director Jim Oliver want that to change. Along with creating a …
As trade barriers fall and innovations in technology continue at a breakneck speed, more U.S. companies are reaching out and investing in international markets. U.S. businesses cannot ignore the opportunities in the global marketplace, with 95 percent of the world’s …
TITLE: ANDRé P. JUNEAU 1959 – 2006 André P. Juneau, senior vice president of Nieman Hanks Puryear, a division of Frost Insurance Agency Inc., Austin, and former president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas, died Feb. 14 in Austin. …
