July 1, 2010
NetComp Insurance, a newly-formed program manager based in Columbia, S.C., has opened its online program (www.netcompinsurance.com) for small to-mid size workers’ compensation business to all independent agents in Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas. NetComp said it will …
July 1, 2010
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today the launch of a Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) that will offer coverage to uninsured Americans who have been unable to obtain health coverage because of a pre-existing health …
June 28, 2010
A state probe into insurance industry contributions funneled to Republican John Oxendine is turning into a drawn-out saga, which opponents are trying to use to cast an ethical cloud over his campaign for governor. With less than a month left …
June 25, 2010
BP Plc faces at least 243 U.S. lawsuits so far arising from its role in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, in what is considered by some the biggest environmental disaster in U.S. history. The vast majority of the lawsuits …
June 25, 2010
Before she was killed cycling in Tennessee last month, Sharon Bayler lobbied Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle to adopt a “Complete Streets” policy. Now some of Bayler’s friends are carrying on her campaign to make local roads safer for bicyclists, pedestrians …
June 24, 2010
Breckenridge IS, Inc., a specialty underwriter and program management company based in Cleveland, has acquired Overby-Seawell Co., a Kennesaw, Georgia-based specialty financial services insurance broker to lenders. Breckenridge IS oversees specialty wholesale insurance brokerage, managing general agencies and underwriting and …
June 23, 2010
An Arizona wildfirethat has burned 14,000 acres and incurred $1.8 million in claims to date might be the first example of the fire risks the Western United States are facing in 2010. But, the National Interagency Coordination Center expects fire …
June 22, 2010
A Fulton County Superior Court judge has halted a scheduled hearing next week by the State Ethics Commission on State Mutual Insurance Company’s $120,000 political contributions to John Oxendine, current insurance commissioner and Republican candidate for governor in Georgia. State …
June 22, 2010
Eleven East Coast states have told BP they will hold it responsible for any losses caused by its still-growing oil spill in the Gulf, Connecticut’s attorney general said Monday. “Even without oil actually reaching the Connecticut shoreline, this massive oil …
June 21, 2010
David H. Long has been named president of Liberty Mutual Group. Long, who has been with Liberty Mutual for 25 years, is currently executive vice president, Liberty Mutual Group, and president of Liberty International. Long will continue to lead Liberty …