Monthly Archives: <span>September 2012</span>

Workers’ Comp Changes Go Into Effect in Mississippi

Insurers and employers in Mississippi now have greater latitude to conduct alcohol and drug tests on employees following a workplace accident and to reduce benefits for workers with pre-existing conditions. Under new workers’ compensation laws that recently took effect, employers …

Best Agency to Work For – Overall

Small Town Values Creates Strong Ties Graham, TexasBryan Insurance Agency Together everybody achieves more — that’s the motto of Bryan Insurance Agency in Graham, Texas, the Overall Best Agency to Work For in Insurance Journal‘s 2012 nationwide survey. In a …

E&O Insights: Know the Details When Insuring Cargo

It’s important to know all of the details when looking to insure risks with a cargo exposure. Because no two risks are the same, the underwriter will look to the agency to provide those details to fully understand and underwrite …

New Mexico Jury Awards $2M for Botched Back Surgery

A Santa Fe, N.M. jury has awarded $2 million to a man whose back surgery was so badly botched he suffered cardiac arrest and required three more surgeries. Matt McCann entered Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe …

Declarations – South Central

A Cause for Concern “A rate increase of this magnitude is troubling. This is the largest single rate increase filing from a major carrier that we have seen in years.” –Texas Office of Public Insurance Counsel Executive Director Deeia Beck …

Common Mistakes When Divorcing Spouses, Family and Business Partners

I have had considerable experience working with agency owners who were divorcing someone: a spouse, family member, business partner or sometimes a combination of all at the same time. These are always tough times for everyone. When emotions are running …

Delaware Commissioner Wins Democratic Primary

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart beat out three challengers in a competitive Sept. 11 Democratic primary. Of some 47,602 votes cast statewide, Commissioner Stewart won 15,590 votes — representing 32.7 percent of the total votes cast. Her closest challenger, …

My New Markets

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Ohio’s Home Value Insurance Co. Now in Rehabilitation

Home Value Insurance Co. was ordered into rehabilitation by an Ohio court on Aug. 31, and has been prohibited from selling insurance in the state due to its failure to maintain minimum capital and surplus. HVIC is headquartered in Columbus, …

Travelers CEO Fishman: Rate Hikes Continuing

Insurance rates continued to rise in the third quarter for both businesses and individual customers, extending the pricing power that developed late last year, insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. said this month. In a slide presentation prepared for a Barclays financial …