The California Department of Insurance has come up with dozens of suggestions for improving the insurance fund that steps in to pay claims when an insurance company goes bankrupt. The report issued by Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner calls for more …
Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc., a company whose subsidiaries are specialty providers of workers’ compensation insurance focused on small businesses, will review the company’s second quarter and year-to-date 2009 financial results during a conference call and Webcast at 10:30 a.m. …
USG Holdings has launched AAU Comp, a new subsidiary headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., to offer workers’ compensation coverage and programs on a national basis. AAU Comp expects its book of business to include retail and wholesale operations, the staffing …
Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson has announced that the Department Web site address will now be http://www.insurance.ohio.gov. The old address, (www.ohioinsurance.gov) will remain active for a several months but will eventually be shut down in place of …
Idaho’s Department of Insurance is hosting a free producer law class covering consumer complaint/property and casualty review, the idaho individual high risk pool, stranger-originated life insurance/life insurance settlements and a legislative and update. The class will be held on Sept. …
The Wheaton, Ill.-based American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) has developed new, standardized builders’ risk insurance policy forms that provide coverage for loss exposures related to the “green” certification of an insured project. The forms appear in the Builders’ Risk …
Utah’s Workers’ Compensation Fund has launched a Hispanic/Latino outreach program to help reduce workplace accidents. According to the WCF, a USA Today report released earlier this week states the number of Hispanic workers who die on the job has risen, …
A recent online survey of more than 1,000 consumers found that those who purchased individual medical (IM) insurance through a professional agent were significantly more satisfied with their health plans than those who bought IM insurance online. The independent study …
Connecticut officials say the federal government is rejecting a request for aid for homeowners for storm damage that included a tornado on June 26. State officials say that preliminary damage information shows the state is not expected to be eligible, …
A New Jersey nonprofit that hires workers to teach in foreign countries is not required to provide workers’ compensation insurance for those employees, a New Jersey appeals court has ruled. The decision — which reverses a ruling of a lower, …
