Monthly Archives: <span>September 2020</span>

Two Hole-in-One Insurance Programs to Become One

American Hole ‘n One, a provider of hole in one coverage, announced it will combine its operations with its sister company, National Hole-In-One. American Hole ‘n One acquired National Hole-In-One in 2014 and has been operating the two companies separately …

Boeing Crash Victims’ Families Want Congress to Lift Shield on Planemakers’ Liability

Families of Boeing 737 MAX crash victims are urging U.S. lawmakers to ensure the planemaker is held accountable for accidents that together killed 346 people by blocking a key legal defense, according to a letter sent on Tuesday and seen …

The Hanover Targets Home-Based Businesses with New Coverage Suite

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has launched a suite of coverages designed to protect homeowners who generate income through home-based businesses or short-term rentals of their properties. The Hanover’s new offering addresses a gap insurance coverage and is designed to …

South Carolina Halts Temporary Producer Licenses Related to COVID-19 Emergency

The South Carolina Department of Insurance will no longer issue temporary producer licenses related to the COVID-19 State of Emergency, according to a bulletin issued by the department on Sept. 15. SCDOI said as of the bulletin’s issuance, there is …

Washington Labor Department: Keep Workers’ Comp Rates Steady For 2021

Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries is proposing no increase in the average price employers pay for workers’ compensation insurance next year. If the proposal is adopted, this will be the first time in 20 years that workers’ comp rates …

Study Tracks Post-Reform Trends in California Workers’ Comp Medical Service

The average number of visits for evaluation and management and physical medicine services in the California workers’ compensation system has continued to edge down since the enactment of the sweeping reform law SB 863 in 2012. However, with the adoption …

Dickey Joins Palomar Insurance in Georgia as Operations Manager

Palomar Insurance Corp. has added Jeremy Dickey as Operations manager. As a specialist in standardizing, modifying, and expediting systems, his focus will be on improving methods and planning for personal and commercial insurance programs. Dickey has 20 years of experience …

Holmes Murphy Adds Fitzpatrick as VP, Client Service, in Minnesota

Insurance services firm Holmes Murphy has hired Barry Fitzpatrick as vice president, Client Service, for the company’s growing Minneapolis, Minnesota, Employee Benefits team. Fitzpatrick brings more than 20 years of experience in the group employee benefits industry and will serve …

Historic Flooding from Hurricane Sally Could Hit Gulf Coast

Hurricane Sally drew closer to the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday morning, threatening historic floods, the National Hurricane Center said, with more than two feet (61 cm)of rain expected in some areas. The second strong storm in less than a …

Tracking Tool Spotlights Repetitive Flood Loss Homes Receiving U.S. Taxpayer Funds

Passaic County in New Jersey is not in the hurricane belt nor is it on the banks of a major river, and yet 810 properties there received $170 million of taxpayer money through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) since …