If and when the federal government resumes operations, a multistate producer licensing reform bill long pushed by the country’s insurance agent lobby could be among the few bipartisan pieces of business Congress tackles and actually passes. The National Association of …
AssuredPartners of New Jersey, an AssuredPartners Inc. platform operation, acquired Anderson-Jackson-Metts (d/b/a/ AJM Insurance). AJM Insurance specializes in commercial insurance coverage, personal insurance coverage and financial planning and health benefits for corporations and individuals. The agency is one of the …
U.S. Risk Pro, a division national MGA and surplus lines wholesaler U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc., and Western World Insurance Group have launched a new program for private company directors and officers liability. This national program will include employment practices …
Ten months after “historic reforms” were made to California’s workers’ compensation system there is evidence that the changes are taking hold, however bad actors continue to find ways to game the system, said Department of Industrial Relations Director Christine Baker. …
The Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF) — the auto insurance market of last resort in Maryland — said its Installment Payment Plan went online on Oct. 1. This new option, which was passed and signed into law earlier this year, …
Workers’ compensation networks certified by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) continued to show improvements in medical costs, return-to-work outcomes, and health outcomes in the latest annual report card published by TDI’s Workers’ Compensation Research and Evaluation Group (REG). Networks …
Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced that 13 of its 52 member agencies have been recognized as 2013 “Best Practices” agencies by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) and Reagan …
Toledo, Ohio-based insurance brokerage firm, Hylant, has entered into a partnership with Liazon, operator of the Bright Choices Exchange, a private benefits exchange for businesses across the U.S., to provide clients with benefit alternatives to traditional options as the health …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced that $81.7 million is headed to more than 2,000 Ohio employers, completing the distribution of $1 billion BWC began delivering to employers over the summer as part of its Billion Back plan. …
Insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., announced it has acquired RJ Dutton Inc. (RJ Dutton) of Overland Park, Kan. Established in 1995, RJ Dutton provides employee benefit consultation and brokerage services for primarily self-funded, …
