Connecticut lawmakers are considering whether to make it illegal for pets to ride in a vehicle while sitting on the driver’s lap. Under a bill before the Connecticut General Assembly’s Transportation Committee, people found driving with a pet on their …
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) captive insurer and wholly owned insurance subsidiary First Mutual Transportation Assurance Company (FMTAC) will lead coverage for liability for third party claims and property losses stemming from last week’s fatal MTA Metro-North Railroad train-SUV …
Nova Healthcare Management, headquartered in Houston, Texas, entered a plea of guilty to felony workers’ compensation fraud related charges, according to an announcement by Texas Mutual Insurance Co. and the Travis County District Attorney. According to the court documents, Texas …
Louisiana’s LCTA Workers’ Comp has hired Paul Boudreaux as loss control representative. In this position, Boudreaux will perform onsite safety inspections to identify workers’ compensation exposures and will advise members on how to control these hazards. Most recently, Boudreaux served …
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, a vocal proponent of state-based insurance regulation in the U.S., sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, urging them not to preempt states’ regulations in reducing collateral …
James T. Harrington has announced his retirement as executive director of the Massachusetts Insurance Federation (MIF). MIF said a new executive director has not yet been named.
Los Angeles, Calif.-based Farmers Insurance Exchange has reached a settlement in a lawsuit involving alleged billing fraud by two radiological companies and their owners. The complaint alleges that two radiological corporations and their owners submitted false and misleading documentation to …
CorRisk Solutions, a division of RSG Underwriting Managers, LLC, has made enhancements to its small-to medium-sized enterprise architects and engineers professional liability program. CorRisk Solutions will underwrite, quote and bind new and renewal U.S. broker and agent produced SME architects …
Federal officials are investigating how feed likely contaminated with oil intended for industrial uses ended up killing 50,000 turkeys on a western Michigan farm in August. State scientists at a January meeting of the Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural …
The Arkansas Senate passed legislation aimed at clearing the way for districts to use teachers, administrators and other staff as armed guards and eliminating the regulatory panel that had resisted similar efforts. By a 33-1 vote, the Senate approved a …
