Five bills requested by Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna are scheduled for public hearings today and Wednesday of this week. The bills would help keep cell phone numbers private, make it a crime to view child pornography, allow non-commissioned …
Wells Publishing, the parent company of Insurance Journal magazine, InsuranceJournal.com, ClaimsJournal.com, and MyNewMarkets.com has been named the second best publishing company to work for in the United States by Publishing Executive magazine. “This award is a real testament to the …
A new decision by a Pennsylvania court could have far-ranging implications on what happens to an insurance agency’s book of business if a carrier terminates its contract. The decision, rendered last week by Judge Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter, is being considered …
In an effort to make the Mississippi Insurance Department more accessible to the state’s coastal residents, Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney opened the department’s new office in Gulfport, Miss. “The department is opening this office full time, as a service …
The Virginia Senate rejected a bid last week to allow people already ordered to pay state abusive driver fees to go back to court and ask a judge to excuse the penalty. The floor amendment by Sen. Kenneth W. Stolle, …
Beecher Carlson appointed Charles Pierpont as managing director of its National Energy practice. Pierpont brings 20 years experience to Beecher Carlson with expertise and specialization in the Power Generation industry. Pierpont will be based in Westchester County, New York. Pierpont …
One of the U.S. senators who has sponsored legislation to give insurance companies the option of being regulated by the federal government instead of by states is leaving the Senate Banking Committee that deals with many property/casualty insurance issues. Sen. …
Barney & Barney LLC, one of Southern California’s oldest and largest privately held brokerages, announced Monday that it will combine with Saylor & Hill Co., an Oakland-based insurance brokerage. The transaction is expected to close on March 31, 2008. Paul …
Officials say a worker was slightly injured Sunday at Odyssey Middle School in Orlando, Fla., the site of a massive cleanup of World War II munitions. The worker was injured after he uncovered a six-inch metal device that caught fire …
Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson earlier this month issued a bulletin concerning the recent extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), as enacted by Congress and signed by the President. The bulletin advises Ohio insurers of …
