Monthly Archives: <span>March 2010</span>

No-Fault Auto Insurance Popularity Declines Due to High Medical Costs

No-fault automobile insurance, once seen as a way to limit court costs and lower premiums, has declined in popularity among both insurers and consumers because it largely has failed to accomplish either goal, according to a new study issued by …

South Carolina’s Love Joins Florida-Based Home Safety Institute

The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) in Tampa, Fla. announced that Allison Dean Love has joined the organization as external relations consultant. Love brings 20 years of experience in media relations, public relations and communications. Love comes to …

If Oklahoma Is Negligent, Motorists Get Compensated

For the drivers whose vehicles were damaged by concrete falling from an Interstate 44 bridge in Oklahoma recently, Tulsa resident Robin Cameron knows what might lie ahead. On Christmas Day 2008, Cameron and her daughter drove over an open manhole …

Rules Change for Young Drivers in Texas

Applicants for a drivers license in Texas between the ages of 18 and 24 now must complete an approved driver education course and a driving skills test to get a license, the Texas Department of Public Safety says. DPS says …

Kansas Insurance Chief Opposed to Interstate Health Insurance Options

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger has joined colleagues from two other states in opposing interstate health insurance options. Praeger, along with state insurance commissioners from Oklahoma and West Virginia, warned that interstate options could increase costs and destabilize local markets. …

America First Launches Online Learning Center for Appointed Agents

America First Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company headquartered in Richardson, Texas, has introduced an online Agent Learning Center for its appointed agencies. First American appointed agents can now register for classroom workshops and participate in virtual or …

USG Promotes Lee to Brokerage Manager in Louisiana

National wholesale commercial insurance broker, USG Insurance Services Inc., has promoted Gina Lee to brokerage manager in the company’s Louisiana office. Lee joined USG in August 2006 as a senior underwriter and broker. She has worked in the insurance industry …

Lubeck Joins Management Liability Division at Valiant Insurance

Specialty insurer Valiant Insurance Group, Inc. reported that James Lubeck has joined as vice president of the Management Liability Division. In his new role, Lubeck will focus on new business production and the expansion of the management liability book of …

Georgia Supreme Court Defines ‘Accident’ in Multiple Vehicle Case

Is an auto accident that kills one bicyclist and then within seconds injures a second considered one event or two under Georgia insurance law? The Georgia Supreme Court ruled on March 1 that under Georgia law, this constitutes one accident. …

South Carolina Home Mitigation Program Reaches 1,000

A South Carolina program for coastal homeowners who have taken steps to shield their homes against hurricane winds has awarded more than 1,000 grants in two years. Scott Richardson, director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance, said that the …