A report from the USS Nicholas, reports that the vessel captured 5 would-be pirates, “after exchanging fire, sinking a skiff and confiscating a suspected mother ship,” while on patrol in the Indian Ocean. The report said that “while operating west …
The National Hurricane Center is considering adding a storm-surge warning to its list of watches and warnings issued during hurricane season. Center officials floated the idea of a storm-surge warning to a crowd of emergency managers, first responders and meteorologists …
State Farm Insurance has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Insurance after the state agency took the unprecedented move of publicizing on its Web site recent rate hikes by the company. Texas’ largest insurer is seeking to protect …
Attorney General Martha Coakley says Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. has sent out over $3 million in motorcycle insurance refunds to roughly 9,000 Massachusetts residents the company allegedly overcharged for collision and comprehensive coverage. In a statement Wednesday, Coakley said distribution …
Saying the state’s Workers’ Compensation Court has for years stonewalled legislative records requests, state Rep. Mike Reynolds has called for the dismissal of the court’s administrator, Marcia Davis, and legal counsel, Tish Sommer. “Court officials have made one excuse after …
A fund that helps Wisconsin health care providers pay medical malpractice claims is in poor financial shape after lawmakers raided $200 million to balance the budget, auditors have warned. The Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund also has been negatively …
New Jersey-based insurance brokerage Bollinger has acquired John J. Slattery Associates Inc., a provider employee benefit and individual medical products and services to independent brokers throughout the tri-state area. The firm, which will operate as Slattery Associates, was founded in …
A special Kansas House committee has dismissed a complaint by Democrats against Republican Speaker Mike O’Neal. Democrat lawmakers filed a complaint in mid-March, accusing O’Neal, an attorney, of misconduct for representing businesses, trade groups and insurance funds in a lawsuit …
The Hare & Rathke Insurance Group, in Humble, Texas, has been named the Trusted Choice Agency of the Month by Trusted Choice, the consumer branding program for independent insurance agents and brokers. The Hare & Rathke Insurance Group entered the …
The Colorado General Assembly has decided not to consider Pinnacol Assurance’s proposed plan to separate from the state, according to the company. Earlier in March, the quasi-governmental workers’ compensation insurer had submitted a potential separation agreement to Colorado Gov. Bill …
