July 10, 2012
Ohio-based Norman-Spencer Agency Inc. has appointed Christopher Norman, an attorney with broad insurance industry experience, as general counsel. Most recently, Norman represented national and state carriers in matters of insurance coverage, complex litigation, appeals, property damage, workers compensation, and general …
July 9, 2012
Sometime around mid-afternoon on July 10th, Texas Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman will sit down at a witness table before the Texas Senate’s Business and Commerce Committee and launch into a discussion based an a new report on Texas insurance rates …
July 9, 2012
A 2008 Florida law establishing a 48-hour moratorium on public adjusters has been ruled unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court on grounds that it restricts commercial speech. The decision was a blow to the insurance industry and Chief Financial Officer …
July 9, 2012
Maine wildlife officials say the number of complaints about bears has more than doubled so far this year.Officials say between Jan. 1 and July 3, the Maine Warden Service had received 542 complaints from the public about bears.
July 9, 2012
Maine Gov. Paul LePage used his weekly radio address this past Saturday to attack the Supreme Court’s decision that upheld the president’s health care law. He also described the Internal Revenue Service as the “new Gestapo.”LePage says the court’s decision …
July 9, 2012
Damages from recent strong storms in the mid-Atlantic states could lead to even more damage down the road, with moisture and heat contributing to the growth of mold in homes and other buildings, according to insurance regulators.Maryland Insurance Commissioner Therese …
July 9, 2012
American International Group, the insurance giant saved by a massive federal bailout, wants some tax money back — from 1991. AIG is suing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in Federal Claims Court in Washington, D.C. for $30.2 million. It says …
July 9, 2012
Dallas-based American Airlines and its parent company are suing to stop providing health care and life insurance benefits to current retirees. AMR Corp. and American filed the lawsuit on July 6 as part of their bankruptcy case in federal court …
July 9, 2012
A statewide task force targeting drunken drivers on the July 4th holiday led to more than 100 arrests. The Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety says 33 of the 108 arrests were for extreme DUI. That’s when drivers had blood-alcohol …
July 9, 2012
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says a Canadian company has agreed to take steps to improve safety after three workers were exposed to yellowcake from Wyoming. Yellowcake is a form of uranium that has been mined but not yet processed …