June 8, 2011
Insurers USAA and NGM Insurance Co. will return a combined $3.4 Million to Massachusetts motorcycle policyholders as part of a settlement with state officials. Attorney General Martha Coakley said that 9,500 checks have been sent to motorcyclists statewide by 12 …
June 8, 2011
The chief executive officer of the health insurance office for state employees and retirees, hired by the Jindal administration in April, is resigning after receiving strong criticism from lawmakers about his work to help privatize office operations. Scott Kipper’s resignation …
June 8, 2011
The major insurance companies serving consumers in the Joplin area have received nearly 17,000 claims so far from residents and business owners with damage from the EF-5 tornado that struck the area on May 22, insurance regulators reported. The insurance …
June 8, 2011
Two investigators with the Louisiana Department of Insurance were shot and killed on June 7 while attempting to collect case information from an insurance agent in Ville Platte. Authorities believe that John Melvin Lavergne shot LDI investigators Kim Sledge and …
June 8, 2011
The Bruce Gendelman Insurance Co. has hired Linda Anderson as a commercial lines account advisor. She will focus on the agency’s Defense Base Act insurance program as well as its larger commercial lines accounts. Anderson — based in Virginia — …
June 8, 2011
A Lenoir City, Tenn., man has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the Loudon County sheriff after he said he was mistakenly arrested when deputies mistook his cerebral palsy symptoms for drunkenness. According to the lawsuit filed last month in Loudon …
June 8, 2011
A power company will pay $3.75 million as part of a settlement for fouling a western Pennsylvania river with metal discharges from a coal-fired plant. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports GenOn Northeast Management Co. will pay $3.5 million to set up …
June 8, 2011
More than half of U.S. workers have no disability coverage and that percentage is dropping, an insurance company survey shows. According to new research from The Hartford, 49 percent of U.S. workers have short-term disability insurance and 44 percent have …
June 8, 2011
A U.S. appeals court in Atlanta will hear a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the constitutionality of the healthcare reforms signed into law by President Barack Obama a year ago. The suit, filed by more than half the states, could reach the …
June 8, 2011
Lloyd’s insurer Marketform announced that Directors’ and Officers’ liability underwriter Alexis Bowden has joined the company. She spent 11 years underwriting D&O at ACE European Group prior to joining Marketform. Simon Lotter, Chief Underwriting Officer at Marketform commented: “This hire …