Mass. auto report offers map to move state to limited price competition Also, advises against assigned risk pool change at this time and against erasing subsidies or allowing credit scoring A special auto insurance study group appointed by Massachusetts Gov. …
Insurers advise Congress private markets should handle most disasters But mega-cats need a public-private partnership, first responders and industry agree The best way for the federal government to help property owners recover from a natural disaster is to let private …
Mass. auto report offers map to move state to limited price competition Also, advises against assigned risk pool change at this time and against erasing subsidies or allowing credit scoring A special auto insurance study group appointed by Massachusetts Gov. …
Seventeen U.S. insurance companies became financially impaired in 2006, despite a respite for property/casualty insurers from two consecutive turbulent hurricane seasons and more diversified asset portfolios among life/health insurers. That is according to two new A.M. Best Co. special reports, …
Mass. extends deadline for residents to buy health coverage The board that oversees Massachusetts’ landmark health insurance law voted last month to delay key elements of the plan by a year and a half to give residents and businesses a …
N.J. court: sexual assault preclusion not automatic A New Jersey appeals court recently ruled that while an insurer is freed from providing liability coverage when an insured commits sexual assault on a young child, the insurer could have an obligation …
Sen. Lott wants ‘plain language’ requirement enforced by Feds U.S. Senator Trent Lott, R- Miss., wants to require insurers to disclose property insurance coverage and noncoverage in plain language on the front page of each homeowner’s policy and has introduced …
Mo. Court dismisses homeowners’ lawsuits alleging discrimination Attorneys for a group of homeowners said they will continue the fight after a federal judge dismissed their lawsuits charging some of the nation’s largest insurers with discriminating against black neighborhoods. U.S District …
Fla. lawmakers face future of no-fault law After her car accident, Sarah Capps suffered from a sore shoulder and back. What she thought were common pains turned out to be six herniated discs. Were it not for the protective medical …
S.C. expands wind pool to more coastal towns A state-run insurance program has been expanded slightly to provide relief for some South Carolina coastal homeowners grappling with skyrocketing premiums, and Gov. Mark Sanford and other lawmakers promised a tax-incentive plan …
