October 6, 2010
Medical malpractice insurers writing in Florida earned an average return on surplus of 6.6 percent in 2009, their sixth straight profitable year, although their profits were lower than in 2008. That’s one of the news items in the state’s 2010 …
October 6, 2010
Federal officials say Illinois, Nebraska and the Dakotas will each be getting $1 million to help the states establish a health insurance exchange. The exchanges, created by the federal Affordable Care Act, are meant to be one-stop shopping where people …
October 4, 2010
Markel, Hiscox Insurer Markel has acquired the rights to American Live Stock, the animal mortality business of Hiscox Insurance Co. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction, which includes the rights to the American Live Stock and Harding …
October 4, 2010
Palmer Miller Nelson, Keystone Insurers Group Palmer Miller Nelson Insurance Agency Inc. (PMN) of Columbus, Ohio, has become Keystone Insurers Group’s 24th franchise partner in Ohio. In business since 1855, PMN was the first agency appointed by Ohio Farmers Insurance …
October 4, 2010
They Took the Money and Ran “In a difficult economy and a time when health insurance is becoming more expensive, these companies took the money from Missouri consumers and ran.” —Missouri Insurance Director John M. Huff recently issued cease and …
October 4, 2010
124 Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that investigators have identified 124 people with active arrest warrants who were residents or staff members of nursing homes for elderly residents. Madigan said they were identified through 21 unannounced nursing home compliance …
October 4, 2010
Markel, Hiscox Insurer Markel has acquired the rights to American Live Stock, the animal mortality business of Hiscox Insurance Co. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the companies said it would close the transaction by October 1. The …
October 4, 2010
Markel, Hiscox Insurer Markel acquired the rights to American Live Stock, the animal mortality business of Hiscox Insurance Co. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction includes the rights to the American Live Stock and Harding & Harding …
October 4, 2010
The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Trucking Market Detail: USAssure Insurance Services. Inc. provides monoline or package program for commercial automobile. …
October 4, 2010
The Charles L. Crane Agency Co., St. Louis, Mo.’s oldest independent insurance agency and the oldest independent insurance agency west of the Mississippi, commemorates its 125th anniversary on Oct. 7 with the unveiling of a large-scale, three-paneled pyrography and acrylic …