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

Florida Job Site Sweep Results in Three Workers’ Comp Arrests

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 …

IIAT Names Wagner Territorial Manager for North Texas

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 …

House Panel Advances Federal Surplus Lines Reform Act

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 …

CorVel Certified as Texas Workers’ Compensation HCN

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 …

Texas Sign Association Earns First Dividend from Texas Mutual

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 …

Oklahoma City Man Arrested For Home Repair Fraud

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 …

Allstate Subs Granted Rate Hikes in La.; 65% Jump Expected for Some Insureds

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 …

Hawkeye-Security Offers New Web-based Disaster Planning Tool

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 …

New Law Will Make Driving Without Insurance in Ill. More Costly

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 …

Nation of Islam Leader Ordered to Pay Legal Fees by Ind. Judge

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 …