July 20, 2006
Job site inspections in St. Lucie County, Fla. have resulted in the arrests of three individuals and the issuance of 15 Cease and Desist orders for unauthorized workers and two citations of $2,500 for unlicensed contracting. The Department of Financial …
July 20, 2006
Insurance Agents of Texas has appointed of Dave Wagner as the new territorial manager for North Texas. Wagner will be responsible for marketing IIAT endorsed programs and other membership benefits. “Dave brings a solid combination of insurance and management experience …
July 20, 2006
Federal legislation to reform the way surplus lines insurance is regulated has been approved by a House subcommittee. The Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, chaired by Rep. Richard H. Baker (La.), approved H.R. 5637 by voice …
July 20, 2006
CorVel Corporation announced that its health care network (HCN) has been certified by the Texas Department of Insurance’s Division of Workers’ Compensation. In preparation for its certification, CorVel established a broad network of preferred healthcare providers whose practices have an …
July 20, 2006
Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a $20,255 dividend to the Texas Sign Association (TSA) Comp Group Inc. The workers’ compensation purchasing group, formed in November 2004, earned a dividend in its first year of eligibility. Texas Mutual purchasing groups are …
July 20, 2006
An Oklahoma City man was arrested this morning on allegations of home repair fraud after an investigation by Attorney General Drew Edmondson’s Consumer Protection Unit. Alan B. Holcombe, 49, was charged yesterday in Oklahoma County District Court with four counts …
July 20, 2006
Two subsidiaries of Allstate Insurance Company have received approval by the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission to raise their homeowner coverage rates in the state. Encompass Insurance Co. of America and Encompass Property and Casualty Co. received permission to increase rates …
July 20, 2006
Businesses insured through Des Moines-Iowa-based Hawkeye-Security Insurance, a member of the Liberty Mutual Group, will be among the first in the upper Midwest to use Open for Business, a free, web-based tool that allows them to plan for, and recover …
July 20, 2006
The penalties for driving without auto insurance are getting tougher under a new Illinois law. Starting next summer, uninsured drivers will lose their license for three months and have to pay a $100 fee to get it back. Anyone who …
July 20, 2006
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan has been ordered by a federal magistrate to pay $4,052 in legal fees for a couple suing his son for his role in a traffic accident three years ago. U.S. District Magistrate Andrew Rodovich …