Markel has revamped its tenant discrimination policy for property owners and managers. The newly enhanced form now offers a number of new coverage features including: extended reporting periods, expanded definitions, and modified clauses and provisions. “As the real estate market …
South Dakota’s growth in personal income from 2000 to 2011 surpassed the growth rate for both the region and the nation, the South Dakota Department of Labor & Regulation announced. South Dakota’s personal income grew by 82.5 percent, compared to …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced nine individuals were convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, charges related to defrauding Ohio’s workers’ compensation system in February. The court actions are the result of investigations conducted by BWC’s special investigations …
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) Director Steve Arwood announced that injured Michigan workers receiving workers’ compensation payments may now receive weekly payments electronically. The rule filed by the Michigan Workers’ Compensation Agency (WCA) “is part of our …
Texas-based CoVerica Inc. announced it has acquired the Pacific Agency Inc., a commercial property/casualty agency that was founded in Dallas 19 years ago. Pacific specializes in artisan contractors, property managers, personal lines and a wide variety of other risks. Long …
The Oklahoma Insurance Department will not be participating in a collaborative effort with the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) to enforce the Affordable Care Act, according to a letter released by Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak. …
Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s board has voted to borrow $100 million through bonds to cover a $70 million shortfall – in direct defiance of the wishes Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration. In an email after the vote, The Advocate reports …
A plan to convert the state workers’ compensation insurance agency into a mutual company has been approved by the Oklahoma House. The House voted 68-27 for the bill to convert CompSource Oklahoma into the CompSource Mutual Insurance Co. The new …
The Leavitt Group’s Los Angeles office named Amy Evans, James Kelly and Terri Peckinpauch to posts in the agency. Evans is a vice president in the employee benefits division with a focus on middle market clients in the Los Angeles …
The former co-principal of a southwestern Idaho charter school is suing the school and its board chairman for wrongful dismissal because she says she was fired after reporting that the school was violating admission lottery rules. Monika Gangwer, who worked …
