Monthly Archives: <span>March 2013</span>

Indiana AG Recovers $18M in Unclaimed Insurance Benefits

Some Indiana residents may be receiving life insurance money they weren’t aware they were entitled to. Attorney General Zoeller announced the state has recovered $18 million in uncollected insurance benefits through agreements reach with American International Group, John Hancock, MetLife …

New Mexico Jury Awards $58.5 Million In Tanker Accident

Jurors who wanted to send a message to the trucking industry awarded $58.5 million to the estate and family of a Carlsbad, N.M. man fatally injured in a 2010 accident when his vehicle collided with an oil industry tanker. The …

New Mexico Reaches Settlement Over Massive Tire Dump

A massive tire dump that stretches through a remote arroyo in northeastern New Mexico will be cleaned up as part of a settlement reached with a ranching operation. State Land Commissioner Ray Powell and Environment Secretary Dave Martin announced the …

Crowded U.S. Coastal Areas to Get Even More Crowded: NOAA

If current population trends continue, the already-crowded U.S. coast will see population grow from 123 million people to nearly 134 million people by 2020, putting more of the population at increased risk from extreme coastal storms like Sandy and Isaac, …

Washington Weighs First Abortion Insurance Mandate In US

In 1970, Washington became the first – and remains the only – state in the country to legalize elective abortions by a popular vote. A generation later, and 40 years removed from the landmark United States Supreme Court Roe v. …

1980s Computer Monitor Blamed For Utah Church Fire

Investigators are blaming a 1980s-era computer monitor for a fire that ravaged a Clearfield church this week. The Standard-Examiner reports the old monitor had overheated and sparked the Tuesday afternoon blaze in the Clearfield Community Church library. North Davis District …

Montana Panel Considers Ending Unisex Insurance Rates

Supporters of a bill that would allow some insurance companies to consider sex when determining policy rates say the measure would put money back in the pockets of Montanans. House Bill 600 would still prohibit health insurance companies from considering …

Last Chance: Young Agents, Tell Us What You Think

Are you a young insurance agent, 40 years old or younger? Do you know a young insurance agent? Today is the deadline to tell the industry what you think. Participate now in this year’s Young Insurance Agents Opinion Survey. Share …

Receivership Proposed for Texas’ Insurer of Last Resort

In a meeting on March 25, the board of directors of Texas’ insurer of last resort in coastal areas is expected to discuss the organization’s dire financial condition and the possibility of placing the organization into receivership. According to the …

FDA Warns on Georgia Compounding Pharmacy Recall

The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors that a Georgia-based compounding pharmacy is recalling dozens of lots of the Roche drug Avastin after receiving reports of eye infections among patients. The FDA said last week that Clinical Specialties of …