Missouri senators have scaled back an effort to force people to get car insurance by limiting how much uninsured drivers could collect in court. A bill increasing the penalty for creating a fake insurance card received preliminary Senate approval on …
An advocacy group criticized Oklahoma legislative leaders on April 21 for what it described as a host of bills that help the health insurance industry at the expense of consumers. Dr. Rene McNall Knapp, who specializes in treating children with …
The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission says the Social Security numbers of more than 5,500 people is on a flashdrive that was lost by an employee. Commission spokesman John Carpenter says the employee put the information on a flashdrive after his …
Ohio’s private employers have until May 31 to sign-up for the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s (BWC) new deductible program, that agency announced. The program is designed to give employers better control of their workers’ compensation insurance spending and serves …
Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited attorneys in that state from using money from client settlements for political lobbying. The bill, HB 1601, by Rep. Dan Sullivan, would have made it illegal for an …
Michael J. Morrissey has been appointed president and chief executive officer of the New York-based International Insurance Society Inc. (IIS). Morrissey previously served as chairman and chief executive officer of Firemark Investments. As a founder of Firemark, Morrissey also served …
Pennsylvania-based insurer Harleysville Group Inc. saw first-quarter net income fall 28 percent as it posted profits of $17.2 million, down from $24.1 million in the year-ago period. Revenue for the company fell to $246.9 million for the quarter, down slightly …
Kathleen Bissell, assistant vice president of Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., has been elected chair of the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) Board of Directors at the association’s annual meeting. Bissell was elected to a one-year term and replaces Cary …
Wells Fargo Insurance Services Inc., part of Wells Fargo & Co., has acquired the assets of North Coast Surety Insurance Services and North Coast Surety Technologies on April 1. Terms were not disclosed. Based in Novato, Calif., North Coast Surety …
ZCL Composites Inc., an underground fiberglass tank manufacturer, has partnered with Freberg Environmental Insurance of Denver to offer Prezerver, a non-cancellable, 10-year underground storage tank insurance policy for ZCL’s U.S. customers. The program will be administered by Willis HRH. Canada-based …
