April 17, 2006
Max Kothari, owner of a kitchen remodeling shop in Hartford, said it bothers him that some of his 12 employees have to choose between shelling out hundreds of dollars a month in insurance premiums or skipping the coverage altogether. “Some …
April 17, 2006
A bill raising the legal hurdle for medical malpractice plaintiffs was clinically dead after a House committee vote last Wednesday, but was quickly revived with some arm-twisting by the House majority leader. After a hearing pitting representatives of the medical …
April 16, 2006
A Maine judge Friday gave directors of the Dirigo Health Agency less than a month to determine the latest health care cost savings arising from the operation of its state-run insurance program. The agency had missed its statutory deadline of …
April 16, 2006
The board of directors at Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. suspended two executives with pay Friday following an audit report alleging that Beacon, the state’s dominant worker’s compensation insurance provider, improperly gave price breaks to certain companies. Beacon President and CEO …
April 14, 2006
Southfield, Mich.-based North Pointe Holdings Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s new independent auditors, replacing the firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. T In a written statement, North Pointe said that …
April 14, 2006
More than a half-million people in Indiana have jobs but no health insurance, and the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration is trying to determine what, if anything, should be done about it. Agency officials discussed the issue with lawmakers, …
April 14, 2006
Columbus, Ohio-based ProCentury Corporation announced today that it plans to release its first quarter 2006 financial results after market close on Wednesday, May 3, 2006. On Thursday, May 4, 2006, ProCentury management will host a conference call to discuss the …
April 14, 2006
Rising insurance costs and increased government spending could trigger changes in the nation’s health care system, according to some participants in a health care discussion Tuesday. Republican Sen. John Thune, who sponsored the round table talk, said the federal government …
April 14, 2006
A Waverly, Iowa woman is suing her former boss after a video camera was found in the office restroom. Deanna Miller filed a lawsuit in Black Hawk County District Court against American Family Insurance and agent Robert Speirs, 53, of …
April 14, 2006
A former Hinds County, Miss. risk management consultant has been ordered to repay the county $380,000. Hinds County sued Shappley Harris for making changes in invoices from the Mississippi Municipal Association between 2002 and 2003, increasing the cost of the …