Missouri’s Insurance Department says it’s recovered more than $5 million in the first half of the year for residents who filed complaints about their insurance companies. The department has released a quarterly report on complaints and recoveries showing a surge …
Dianne Morris, former president of the Association Casualty Insurance Co., was presented with the Raymond Mauk Leadership Award on July 15 at the Insurance Council of Texas’ 19th Annual Mid-Year Property and Casualty Symposium. Morris becomes the fourteenth recipient of …
South Dakota has joined the Non-Admitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement (NIMA) coalition. Insurance Director Merle Scheiber signed the agreement on behalf of South Dakota, which collected nearly $29 million in excess and surplus lines premium in 2009. With the addition of …
Arkansas motorists are about to get a steady stream of reminders that it can be deadly to text while behind the wheel. Digital message boards across the state will bear the message, “Stay Alive, Don’t Text and Drive.” Arkansas Children’s …
Chicago-based Hub International Limited (Hub) announced plans to purchase Strategic Employee Benefit Services of Louisiana LLC (SEBS of Louisiana), a Metairie, La.-based benefit consulting and service firm. The acquisition is expected to close in early August and is subject to …
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration has selected a company to offer financial advice on the governor’s proposal to privatize a state employee health insurance program, and pushed back any chance the privatization could be done this year. Jindal’s top budget …
Florida property owners who purchased coverage from the state’s run property insurer have seen their premiums increase by an average $476 as a result of the insuring inspecting their property. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. launched a program last year to …
The family of a firefighter who committed suicide after being asked to resign has sued the city of Salem and alleged the city should have been more responsive to his mental health issues. The Salem Statesman Journal reported that the …
The independent committee charged with monitoring editorial integrity at The Wall Street Journal said Saturday it has found no evidence of wrongdoing at the Journal or Dow Jones & Co., which are owned by News Corp. The group also said …
A Michigan jury has awarded $535,000 to a white former Flint teacher who claimed he was illegally fired for a racial comment. Lawyers for Craig Hecht (Heck) were able to show jurors that black staff members at Linden Charter Academy …
