Credit Scoring News

TDI Seeks Input on Credit Score Rules

The Texas Department of Insurance announced it is seeking public input on Article 21.49-2U of the Texas Insurance Code, which addresses the use of credit information and credit scoring in underwriting and rating for residential property and personal automobile insurance …

TEUBNER/WOOD FORUM SET FOR OCT. 6

The Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma is hosting its Teubner/Wood Insurance Forum on Oct. 6 at the IIAO Conference Center, 1000 NW 50th Street in Oklahoma City. The association said the insurance industry’s top experts will be on hand to …

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ARKANSAS The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute reported that Ar-kansas’ workers’ compensation system has experienced a period of stability after extensive reforms were passed in 1993, but maintained that some concerns still remain. According to a recent report published by WCRI, …

IIAO to Host Teubner/Wood Insurance Forum on Oct. 6

The Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma announced it will host its annual Teubner/Wood Insurance Forum on Oct. 6 at the IIAO Conference Center, 1000 NW 50th Street in Oklahoma City. Some of the insurance industry’s top experts will be on …

Midwest FEATURE: Market Spotlight on Illinois and Ohio

Although the insurance industry — and the rest of us — are waiting for the other shoe to drop in the wake of Hurricane Katrina’s estimated $20 billion to $35 billion in insured losses, business in the heartland states of …

Midwest FEATURE: Market Spotlight on Illinois and Ohio

Although the insurance industry – and the rest of us – are waiting for the other shoe to drop in the wake of Hurricane Katrina’s estimated $20 billion to $35 billion in insured losses, business in the heartland states of …

Midwest FEATURE: Market Spotlight on Illinois and Ohio

Although the insurance industry – and the rest of us – are waiting for the other shoe to drop in the wake of Hurricane Katrina’s estimated $20 billion to $35 billion in insured losses, business in the heartland states of …

AIA Pleased with Results of 2005 Calif. Legislative Session

The California legislature adjourned sine die on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005, and the American Insurance Association is pleased with the overall results. “When the session began in January, insurers faced numerous onerous measures that would have increased the cost of …

Credit-based Insurance Scoring in Renewal Policy Underwriting Essential for Accuracy

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies will testify at an Alaska Division of Insurance hearing that, “at renewal, insurance carriers need the flexibility to engage in a total circumstances analysis of the basis for the change in a consumer’s …

New Missouri Commissioner Brings Agent Experience to the Job

Interviewed by Kevin B. O’Reilly Dale Finke doesn’t see what all the fuss is about. When Missouri’s Republican Gov. Matt Blunt nominated Finke to be the state’s insurance director back in February, some objected to how he was selected. Finke, …