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Conn. AG alleges reinsurance antitrust conspiracy drives-up prices A lawsuit against a major reinsurance broker for alleged antitrust activity in Connecticut is being used to raise broader questions about the largely unregulated reinsurance business. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has …

State Farm Study Shows 6 Midwestern States in Top Ten for Deer Crashes

A study by an Bloomington, Ill.-based State Farm Insurance says Iowa is fifth in the nation when it comes to the likelihood of a motor vehicle hitting a deer. State Farm Insurance based its rankings on claims data from the …

Iowa Woman Convicted in Fatal Crash Sued by Victim’s Family

A Clinton, Iowa woman convicted of driving drunk and killing her boyfriend in a crash is being sued by the man’s daughter and the girl’s mother. Lilly Wilkerson was convicted of vehicular homicide and drunken driving and sentenced to 10 …

Texas Workers’ Comp Penalties Total Nearly $685K for Aug., Sept.

Final disciplinary actions taken by Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts during August and September 2007 include orders assessing administrative penalties totaling $684,877 for violations of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act. Commissioner’s orders are subject to appeal to state …

Fewer Iowans Died from Workplace Injuries in 2006

Fewer Iowans died from workplace injuries in 2006, a year in which 23 percent of work-related deaths involved car crashes, the Department of Labor said Friday. There were 71 fatal work-related injuries last year, a decrease of 19 from the …

Prank Causes $10 Million in Damage on University of Northern Iowa Campus

A string of fires that caused more than $10 million in damages to buildings on the University of Northern Iowa campus started as prank, one of two men who started the fires said. Aaron Scott Lessmeier said his actions were …

Rating Recap: Valiant, AXA Insurance

A.M. Best Co. has withdrawn the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a+” and assigned a category NR-5 (Not Formally Followed) to Des Moines, Iowa-based Valiant Insurance Company. “Effective October 1, 2007, Maryland Casualty …

Conn. AG Alleges Reinsurance Antitrust Conspiracy Drives Up Consumer Prices

A lawsuit against a major reinsurance broker for alleged antitrust activity in Connecticut is being used to raise broader questions about the largely unregulated reinsurance business. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has charged that international reinsurance intermediary Guy Carpenter & …

My New Markets

Trade and Professional Associations Nuts & Bolts: Aon Association offers coverage to 56,000 nonprofit organizations and their members throughout the U. S. Clients range in size and needs from an Elks Lodge seeking general liability coverage to a long-term care …

My New Markets

Trade and Professional Associations Nuts & Bolts: Aon Association offers coverage to 56,000 nonprofit organizations and their members throughout the U. S. Clients range in size and needs from an Elks Lodge seeking general liability coverage to a long-term care …