Arkansas insurance regulators have published updated procedures for insurers to use in renewing producer appointments for 2011. The Arkansas Insurance Department said by renewing a producer or agency appointment, insurance companies show that “the appointing company has reviewed the producer’s …
The Florida Senate has approved a bill that would change the apportionment of damages in product liability cases so that a judge or jury must consider the fault of all parties. The bill is designed to shield or limit the …
A structural engineer for the city of Portland says about 10 percent of the city’s buildings would tumble down in a sustained, violent earthquake. Those are buildings like the Multnomah County Courthouse made of unreinforced masonry — bricks and mortar …
New York investigators arrested 668 people accused of insurance fraud last year, including a Brooklyn woman arrested after a fist fight, a surgeon who made $3.5 million by billing for working more than 24 hours a day, and a liquor …
The National Association of Insurance Women Region VIII, comprised of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah, has named its recent award winners: Insurance Professional of Year – Robin Fawkes of San Mateo County Schools; Risk Management Professional of Year – …
Mark Gibbons has been named vice president of business development for Intercare Holdings Insurance Services. His responsibilities will include sales development for the west coast and the national claim services market. Gibbons brings more than 20 years of experience in …
The full Senate has given its support to a bill that would make it illegal to text while driving. State Sen. Jerry Ellis is the author of Senate Bill 146 which was approved on a vote of 32 to 9. …
Authorities say they are investigating the death of a worker at a North Kingstown company. Police say the 26-year-old man was moving equipment at Composite Rigging Co. on Tuesday when a cable snapped and hit him in the head. He …
The father of a Pennsylvania man who had soaked himself in gasoline during a domestic dispute is suing the Pennsylvania State Police because his son caught fire and died when a trooper used a stun gun to subdue him. Shawn …
European insurers face no major threat from the turmoil ensuing from last week’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the European Union’s insurance watchdog said on Thursday. “From a European viewpoint, the impact is not severe, it is under control and …
