A federal judge dismissed Delta Air Lines Inc. from more than 19 pending lawsuits involving a plane crash in Kentucky that killed 49 people two years ago. U.S. District Judge Karl Forester said in a 13-page opinion that no Delta …
In a big week for insurance lobbyists, a key House subcommittee advanced three major insurance regulatory measures. The U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises marked up bills creating a federal office of insurance …
Rockhill Insurance Company announced its recent acquisition of National Environmental Coverage Corporation (NECC), a company that underwrites environmental insurance coverage. The Rockhill Group is a Kansas City-based insurance conglomerate offering general liability, umbrella, property, earthquake and workers’ compensation insurance. NECC, …
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Catherine J. Weatherford, executive vice president and CEO of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for the past 12 years, confirmed reports that she will be leaving the association. Weatherford is expected to continue to serve the association as …
People McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP (MHBT) added Jim Anderson as senior vice president in the Dallas-based firm’s property/casualty group. Anderson will oversee the production and account management of property/casualty business accounts. With nearly 30 years of risk management experience, …
Trade groups for New York insurers and agents alike are praising a recently passed bill by state lawmakers that will allow auto insurers to raise or lower their rates by 5 percent over the course of a year without first …
Federal crop insurance officials say they will allow additional time, until Aug 15, 2008, for submitting acreage reports for all 2008 crop year spring-seeded acreage in areas impacted by flooding and extreme weather conditions. This additional time applies to spring-seeded …
The Texas Sunset Advisory Commission is holding a public hearing June 24 and 25 to gather comments on the Sunset Commissioner Staff Report recommendations on the continuing governance of the Texas Department of Insurance and the Office of Public Insurance …
U.S. nursing homes are pushing against an effort in Congress to invalidate arbitration clauses in admissions contracts, a change that would make it easier for residents to sue for shoddy care or wrongdoing. A spokeswoman for the industry, which includes …
