New Jersey drivers could see a return to high prices and fewer choices for their insurance if legislators limit the use of occupation and education as rating factors, insurers warned lawmakers at a legislative hearing earlier this month. Senate Bill …
Last November, then-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer notified four insurance companies that they could no longer pay contingent commissions to agents and brokers who sell automobile, homeowners and certain other insurance products. The four companies — ACE, AIG, St. …
The CPCU Society and American Institute for CPCU/Insurance Institute of America designate March as “Ethics Awareness Month.” Some people have a hard time defining ethics but ethics are really principles, right? I think we often get caught up in the …
Wedding Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Travelers recently announced the launch of the Wedding Protector Plan, an insurance policy covering weddings. The Wedding Protector Plan provides coverage, with no deductible, for a variety of unfortunate occurrences associated with a wedding event. …
In almost every aspect of any business, the best day to do everything is the first day, especially when it comes to a new producer’s first day on the job. In order to make the most of the agency’s investment, …
Immigrant scammed medicare for $1 million in Mo. Case Bradley J. Schlozman, U. S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the owner of a medical supply business was sentenced in federal court for his role in a …
Neb. Director sees industry as leading voice on global warming issue Director of Insurance L. Tim Wagner has spent close to 40 years in the insurance industry, the last nine as the appointed Nebraska regulator. He takes his role seriously …
Three members of the Kansas Insurance Department, Ted Clark, Anti-Fraud director, Larry Bruning, chief actuary, and Neil Woerman, director of Information Technology, have been appointed to leadership positions within the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Ted Clark has been …
Common methods of identity theft: Dumpster diving. Collecting bills and other sources of personal information from trash bins. Skimming. Stealing credit/debit card numbers by using a special storage device when processing your card. Phishing. Pretending to be financial institutions or …
Contrary to popular opinion and despite well-publicized security breaches at governmental entities and major corporations, the primary methods of confiscating the information necessary to commit identity theft turn out to be old-fashioned, low tech practices, like dumpster diving, mail fraud …
