Kansas City-based GE Insurance Solutions has unveiled a new primary insurance product designed for specific segments of the hotel industry. Offered through Klein Insurance Services of West Paterson, N.J., and available only through insurance agents and brokers, the comprehensive, multi-line …
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius vetoed a workers’ compensation bill, SB 461, this week that would have lowered compensation settlements for workers injured on the job. The bill would have allowed a physician to determine whether a disability caused by an …
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America expressed disappointment with Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ decision to veto comprehensive workers’ compensation reform legislation. “SB 461 made needed changes in the Kansas workers’ compensation system to improve the business climate and restore …
A federal appeals court in Jackson has tossed out one of the state of Mississippi’s theories that the Vatican was connected to the fraud scheme of financier Martin Frankel. State Insurance Commissioner George Dale sued the Vatican in 2003, claiming …
Travelers personal lines, a member of St. Paul Travelers, has announced it now offers its 10 percent discount on auto insurance for hybrid drivers in Alabama, Mississippi, Nevada, Kansas, Tennessee and South Carolina. Travelers launched its discount for hybrid owners …
Community Banks Nuts & Bolts: OneBeacon Insurance, working with select independent insurance agents, has developed a solution for the increasingly complex risks of community banks through a combination of coverages designed specifically for these financial institutions and broader property and …
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken announced she will stop sending insurance agents’ fingerprints to a national repository, just days after a bill backed by the state’s independent agents that would have prohibited the state’s participation was introduced in the Pennsylvania …
Contractors Construction LiabilityNuts & Bolts: Lincoln Insurance Company (A.M. Best’s “A-” Rated) increases its role in the marketplace by teaming with First Capital Group’s Midwest Contractors Construction Program. The program is available in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa Oklahoma, Missouri, …
St. Paul Travelers has deployed its Catastrophe Response Team to assist policyholders affected by the severe tornadoes and hailstorms in Illinois, Kansas and Missouri, according to a written statement issued by the company. In addition to catastrophe claim specialists, St. …
The strong winds that pushed wildfires across nearly a million acres of the bone-dry Texas Panhandle were easing early on Thursday, March 16, but in Oklahoma, the fire danger was picking up. A series of wind-whipped grass fires broke out …
