At an event today kicking off a nationwide anti-drunk driving enforcement campaign, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood released a new study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that shows an increasing trend among women driving under the influence …
Nationally, family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance increased 119 percent between 1999 and 2008, and could increase another 94 percent to an average $23,842 per family by 2020 if cost growth continues on its current course, according to a new …
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario met with yesterday with directors of the Insurance Agents & Brokers Service Group board of directors to discuss a number of key insurance issues in the Keystone State. Of particular interest to independent agents: Ario …
The Rebuild Iowa Office plans to help residents wade through information about recovery programs available for those affected by last year’s devastating floods. Officials from the Iowa Finance Authority, Department of Economic Development and National Flood Insurance Program will attend …
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Utah and Virginia do the best job handling workers’ compensation injuries, while Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas and Wyoming perform the worst. That’s according to the latest report card from the California-based Work …
Enforcement actions taken by Texas Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during June included 18 license revocations, five license denials and fines and restitution totaling $441,318, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. An order imposing disciplinary measures becomes final 20 …
The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same methodology as the national survey to consult supply managers and business …
The National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) trade group says a record $8.6 billion in crop insurance indemnity payments has been distributed to U.S. farmers for crop losses in 2008, and a lot of that money went to farmers in the …
Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based C. W. Olson and Co., an affiliate of the full-service insurance brokerage firm Associated Agencies Inc., promoted Matthew Meliker to executive vice president and in-house counsel. Meliker, a resident of Itasca, Ill., has practiced law since May …
Will Weston, vice president and principal of Blanchard & Calhoun Insurance Agency in Augusta, was elected president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia, Inc. (IIAG) during the association’s recent annual meeting. Weston has been a member of IIAG’s Executive …
