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Obamacare’s Small Business Health Markets Delayed a Month

Small businesses won’t be able to enroll in new online health insurance marketplaces until Nov. 1 in most U.S. states, the latest delay for the Obama administration’s signature health-care law. Small businesses won’t be able to sign up their employees …

Arch Insurance Group’s Contract Binding Operations Launch Excess Liability Capacity

Arch Insurance Group, a subsidiary of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has increased limits of up to $5 million on its general liability coverage in the newly-formed Contract Binding Operations. The Arch Contract Binding Operations unit, which started operations earlier this …

Erie Insurance Arena Reopens After $47M Renovation in Downtown Erie, Penn.

Erie Insurance Arena is drawing rave reviews after reopening following a $47 million renovation that includes more seats, luxury boxes, wider concourses, new locker rooms and other improvments. The Erie Times-News reports about 600 people attended a private grand opening …

Louisiana Commissioner: Citizens Insurance Policy Count at New Low

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the state-run insurer of last resort has its lowest number of customers since Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana eight years ago. Donelon says the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has 105,000 policies, representing about 3 …

North Dakota Commissioner Invites Insurance Agents to Department Forums

Insurance Commissioner is inviting North Dakota’s insurance agents to attend the insurance department’s annual agent forums, scheduled for Oct. 7–11. Hamm, along with four other insurance department staff members, will travel to seven cities around the state to talk to …

Lawsuit: Pollution from Louisiana Fire Making Residents Sick

About a dozen Slaughter, La., residents allege respiratory problems and diminished property values in a lawsuit filed in the wake of the Nov. 19 blaze that destroyed the Monolyte Laboratories Inc. chemical facility. The Advocate reports the suit, filed in …

Ex-Iowa Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty in Mail Fraud Case

A Marshalltown, Iowa, insurance agent accused of selling customers fake insurance policies has pleaded guilty to a charge of wire fraud in a plea agreement reached with prosecutors. In exchange for the guilty plea four other charges will be dropped …

Maine Officials Warn Consumers About Scammers Using Health Reform Law

Maine’s Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa and Gov. Paul R. LePage are warning the public about scams related to the federal health reform law (ACA). Officials say various schemes have been reported throughout the country to take advantage of consumers’ uncertainty …

MNsure Employee in Security Breach Terminated

The employee of Minnesota’s health insurance exchange who released private data on about 1,600 insurance agents no longer works for the state. Minnesota Management and Budget provided the information on Sept. 24 to The Associated Press. Previously, officials said the …

Salt Lake City-Based MGIS Expands into Utah Market

The MGIS Companies, Inc. (MGIS) and Freedom Specialty, a Nationwide Insurance company, have entered the Utah medical malpractice insurance market. MGIS provides a broad range of insurance products and services designed for physicians throughout the U.S. Headquartered in Salt Lake …

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