The cost to New York City of settling legal claims against it has more than doubled since 1995, reaching more than $575 million in 2005, according to the New York City Independent Budget Office. Personal injury claims against the city …
Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine has signed a General Assembly bill that allows small businesses to collectively purchase health insurance, a measure supporters hope will help address health care concerns within the state’s small business community. House Bill 761 authorizes …
Workers’ Comp Middle Market Nuts & Bolts: PointSure Insurance Services is offering workers’ compensation for middle market and loss-sensitive plans, with broad risk appetite. Premiums are in excess of $130,000 with guaranteed cost and loss-sensitive plans. Experience modification factors are …
Massachusetts independent insurance agents have filed for a four percent hike in the commission they receive on private passenger auto insurance polices. If approved by Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler, the increase would mean a typical commission per policy of $126.19 …
Liberty Mutual Group has begun construction of a 350,000 square foot office building located on 225 acres of land the company owns in Dover, New Hampshire. The company expects to begin occupying the building in late 2007. Joining Liberty Mutual …
New Jersey state Senator Nia Gill, D-Essex, has sponsored a bill to ban auto insurance companies from taking education and occupation into account when setting policy prices, arguing that the practice is discriminatory and circumvents laws against using race and …
Someone once said “change is inevitable” and in the health care arena that especially rings true. It wasn’t so long ago that the only place a person would go for immediate treatment was the emergency room of their local hospital …
A woman who says her facelift was botched by a surgeon with physical problems may not see the doctor’s personal medical records as evidence for her lawsuit, a Manhattan judge has ruled. Geraldine Brower says she believes Dr. George J. …
Wal-Mart and other retailers challenged Maryland’s new law requiring Wal-Mart to spend more on employee health care, arguing before a Baltimore judge recently that only the federal government may dictate health spending by private companies. Maryland’s law requiring large employers …
An insurance company employee who hurt herself when returning to work from her lunch break was entitled to workers’ compensation benefits because the injury occurred on the employer’s premises, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled. The unanimous ruling by …
