After the behemoth workers’ compensation reform law passed in 2012, state lawmakers this year enacted only a handful of measures that may affect or relate to workers’ compensation. Bills signed by Gov. Jerry Brown included laws on pharmaceutical compounding, preventing …
Great American Insurance Group’s Professional Liability Division has formed an alliance with the Herbert H. Landy Insurance Agency to offer professional liability insurance to real estate agents, brokers, appraisers and accountants. This new program will be available in all states, …
Dayton, Ohio-based Norman-Spencer Agency Inc., a national insurance provider and program administrator, announced that Jason Norman has been promoted to underwriting manager for Norman-Spencer’s proprietary concrete pumping program, Pumpro. Norman has spent several years in the department developing relationships with …
The Arkansas Insurance Department announced that members of the Arkansas Rural Risk Underwriting Association will be assessed $200 this year for the expense of mailing volunteer fire department renewal subscription notices. Under state statute ARRUA’s insurance industry members may be …
Traffic fatalities appear to be decreasing in Wisconsin, in large part because of a drop in motorcyclists’ deaths, traffic officials said. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said 396 people had died in crashes as of Sept. 30 — 80 fewer …
Western South Dakota ranchers are reeling from the loss of tens of thousands of cattle in the recent early blizzard, and many will be disposing of carcasses in pits that were set to open Oct. 14. Rancher Heath Ferguson said …
Insurance regulators and an industry trade group are warning that this month’s roll-out of the health insurance marketplaces created by federal law opened the door for bad actors at the same time that it has given brokers and agents a …
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension educators are encouraging farmers and ranchers to consider pasture, rangeland and forage insurance for next year if they’ve lost forage production because of drought. The deadline to apply for the coverage is Nov. 15. Extension educator …
Heavy rain showers and thunderstorms with some flash flooding have canceled the final day of the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Organizers posted on the festival’s website Sunday, Oct. 13, that a third of the ticket price will be refunded …
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported that a jury in Travis County found Ramco Group LLC guilty on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. The district court ordered Ramco to pay restitution of $15,567, a $15,000 fine and court costs. The court also …
