Monthly Archives: <span>January 2014</span>

Judge Puts Missouri Law on Healthcare Navigator Licensing on Hold

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction against Missouri’s law requiring a state license to serve as a navigator to help consumers sign up for coverage through the new health insurance marketplace. U.S. District Judge Ortrie D. Smith’s ruling also …

Insurance Leaders from India, Japan to Speak at Iowa Symposium

Keynote speakers at a global insurance symposium scheduled for May in Des Moines, Iowa, will include high ranking insurance officials from Japan and India. Gov. Terry Branstad says Japan’s Vice Commissioner Masamichi Kono and the chairman of India’s Insurance Regulatory …

Marketing Leadership Changing at Columbia Lloyds, MDOW Insurance Cos.

Houston-based Columbia Lloyds Insurance Co. (CLIC) and MDOW Insurance Co. (MDOW) announced the retirement of James Robert “Bob” Sullivan effective Jan. 31, 2014. Sullivan served CLIC and MDOW as president from 2005 to 2011 and as vice president of marketing …

Companies Can’t Stop Data Theft at Reasonable Cost: Execs at Davos

Fighting online data fraudsters is almost impossible as their ability to hack into new technology often outpaces companies’ efforts to protect it, senior businessmen and bankers gathering for the World Economic Forum (WEF) said. The mammoth data breach at U.S. …

In Mass., Website Woes, Technical Roadblocks Frustrate Health Care Push

Massachusetts has long held a special status in the debate about President Obama’s health care law. It was a 2006 Massachusetts law that provided the inspiration for the 2010 national law, and Massachusetts already had near-universal coverage before the federal …

California School District to Pay $8M For Teacher Attack

Eight Northern California families of special-needs students who were physically and verbally abused by a teacher during school will receive $8 million to settle a lawsuit. The Contra Costa Times reported the trustees of the Brentwood Unified School District voted …

Washington Panel Issues Dueling Climate Reports

A bipartisan Washington climate panel has released dueling reports how to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. The panel posted separate reports online Wednesday, splitting along party lines. It had missed a December deadline to come up with recommendations on …

New Mexico Insurance Superintendent Issues Cease & Desist Order

The New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance has officially notified TraffiCare International LLC to cease and desist all New Mexico operations due to their failure to obtain the required licenses and certificate of authority in New Mexico. TraffiCare is offering New …

Casino Dealer Prevails in Workers’ Comp Dispute in New Jersey

New Jersey’s appellate court affirmed a ruling that an employee who got injured in a traffic accident while driving out of her employer’s premises is entitled to worker’s compensation benefits. The court documents showed that approximately one foot in length …

SBMP Adds Fort Worth’s Gus Bates Insurance as its Newest Member

SBMP Inc., an insurance agency group based founded in Lubbock, Texas, announced that Gus Bates Insurance and Investments of Fort Worth has become its newest member Formed in 1989 by a group of insurance agencies located in and around the …