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Slow and Uneven “We will not wake up one morning and say thank goodness this crisis is over. It will be slow. It will be uneven. It will be two steps forward and one step back. That’s how recoveries are.” …
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Diminishing Choices “At a time when insurance rates have stabilized and at a time of economic uncertainty for many people, this bill would have further diminished affordable choices for Floridians and would have eventually dumped more policies into the state-run …
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Issues Addressed “This legislation addresses a number of issues that have made it tough for insurance companies to remain engaged along the Texas coast, making it difficult for citizens to get the windstorm coverage they need and exerting upward pressure …
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Fine With Us “We understand that the attorney general’s role is to protect consumers, and we wholeheartedly support that goal.” —Leah Knapp, spokeswoman for Progressive, which has agreed to pay $120,000 in fines for providing inaccurate auto insurance rates to …
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Good Dogs, Bad Employer “We gave the employer every opportunity to comply with the law.” —Jan Eisbart, manager of the Insurance Compliance Division of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. The IWCC and the City of Evanston shut down All Good …
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Travelers on The Dow “The selection of Travelers, a property and casualty insurance company, is intended to restore the financials industry to full representation in The Dow. When we removed American International Group, Inc. last fall, we substituted Kraft Foods, …
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Never Say Never “I never rule out the option of a special session… The idea that somehow or another these agencies are going to go away, that’s not going to happen.” —Texas Gov. Rick Perry. After the Texas Legislature adjourned …
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Insurance Friendly “What I discovered in the course of looking at Judge Sotomayor’s overall body of opinions on coverage issues was far more interesting than any one case. Judge Sotomayor has been very, very insurer-friendly during her time on the …
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The Road Less Downloaded “New Yorkers not only benefit from a… discount in a state with one of the steepest insurance rates in the U.S., but they can do so with ease and comfort simply by logging on from their …
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Undue Stress “The pending sale could create undue stress on our workers’ compensation system. We will fight every step of the way to ensure Ohio’s self-insured employers and their workforce are protected.” —Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray. Ohio has joined …
