June 22, 2007
Smarter drivers and more aggressive policing were credited with cutting traffic deaths in Minnesota last year to their lowest level in 60 years. The Department of Public Safety said 494 people were killed on Minnesota roads last year, a drop …
June 22, 2007
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty issued a Consent Order requiring United Property & Casualty Insurance Co. to refund millions of dollars in unapproved homeowners’ insurance rate increases. Last October, United began charging its customers higher insurance rates before the Florida …
June 22, 2007
The New River Zoo, which had two animal biting incidents in the past year, can reopen after the owner doubles his insurance and seeks accreditation, North Carolina officials said. The Ashe County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to allow the …
June 22, 2007
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner James Neeley announced a record penalty collection of $1,012,161 assessed against employers for non-compliance with the insurance requirements of the Workers’ Compensation Law during fiscal year 2007. The Uninsured Employers Fund is …
June 22, 2007
Thurston Little, a Corinth, Miss., businessman sentenced for his role in an insurance scam run by Martin Frankel, apparently will be allowed to serve the remainder of his federal sentence at home. Little, 74, was sentenced in June 2005 to …
June 22, 2007
Alabama State Finance Director Jim Main has asked the State Employees Insurance Board to reject an application from the Alabama Senate that could mean a significant reduction in the cost of health insurance premiums for senators. Legislators are currently eligible …
June 22, 2007
NationsBuilders Insurance Services (“NBIS”) introduces a new insurance product for an emerging solar industry with the SOLAR ENERGY CONTRACTOR PROGRAM. Eligibility: Residential and commercial solar installation and service for swimming pools, water heating and cooling, energy generation and other applications. …
June 21, 2007
For Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon in the best of all possible worlds 100 percent of the citizens in his state would have flood insurance coverage for their homes. As such, Donelon has been on a statewide “Storm Awareness Tour,” …
June 21, 2007
The Arkansas Court of Appeals dismissed a Hot Spring County woman’s arson conviction, ruling that prosecutors did not offer proof other than a disputed confession that she set fire to her home. Barbara Fowler was sentenced to 10 years in …
June 21, 2007
Swett & Crawford announced that as a result of an exclusive partnership with Internex CT LLC, it has expanded its global platform for risk placement expertise and support to the commercial insurance marketplace worldwide. With this new capability, Swett & …