Last Friday was a dollar deadline in the race for Georgia governor as the crowded field of candidates faced a key hurdle: demonstrating they can raise enough cash to go the distance. With several candidates still not reporting their fundraising …
Elizabeth “Beth” Sammis has been appointed Interim Maryland Insurance Commissioner, overseeing the regulation of Maryland’s $26 billion insurance industry. Sammis has served as deputy commissioner for the Maryland Insurance Administration since 2007 focusing on legislative and regulatory policy, with an …
State insurance fraud fighting bureaus are seeing a significant spike in fraud cases while trying to manage with lower budgets and staffing in the downturned economy of 2009, according to a survey by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. Cases increased …
Michigan regulators report they recovered a record $33 million for financial services and insurance customers in 2009. Insurance Commissioner Ken Ross said the $33 million in consumer recoveries breaks the previous record of $17 million set by the agency in …
Los Angeles-based Worldwide Facilities has added new hires for its San Francisco office. Tom Ciardello is now senior vice president and manager. Brian Duffy is vice president and casualty broker. Before joining Worldwide, Ciardello headed up the All Risks Ltd. …
There has been an upside to the slowdown in construction activity in New York City: Fewer fatal workplace accidents. City officials reported Thursday that there were only three fatalities at New York building sites in 2009. That’s down from 19 …
Physical, on-the-job injuries someday might not be the only types of injuries that could qualify Nebraska first responders for workers’ compensation. On Jan 7, a state lawmaker introduced a bill (LB780) that would allow first responders to emergencies who get …
New Oreleans-based Pan-American Life Insurance Group announced the launch of its new member company, Pan-American Benefits Solutions Inc. Pan-American Benefits Solutions is a provider of group benefit programs that offer solutions for the pressures of rising medical insurance costs in …
Efforts to ban the use of cell phones while driving in South Bend, Ind., school zones aren’t yielding many violations. Records from the city clerk’s office show 13 of the tickets, which carry $75 fines, were written between August and …
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., Louisiana’s largest homeowners insurer, has asked insurance regulators for a rate increase that would average 19.1 percent statewide with coastal residents taking the brunt. The Louisiana Department of Insurance will consider the request, which …
