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Excess Auto LiabilityTITLE: Nuts & Bolts: Freberg Environmental Inc. announced an excess automobile liability program designed to provide excess limits over FEI’s hazardous material and hazardous waste trucking program with Arch Insurance Group. The Arch program provides a maximum limit …

Maine Court Sets May Deadline for Dirigo Savings Report

A Maine judge Friday gave directors of the Dirigo Health Agency less than a month to determine the latest health care cost savings arising from the operation of its state-run insurance program. The agency had missed its statutory deadline of …

Insurers Pleased with Privacy Terms of Maine’s New ‘Black Box’ Law

A new Maine law (LD 1885) aimed at protecting the privacy of motorists with event data recorders (EDRs), or “black boxes,” in their vehicles, contains important safeguards for insurers supported by the insurance industry. “This new law protects the legitimate …

CIGNA HealthCare HRA Now Available to Texas Small Businesses

CIGNA HealthCare announced it is expanding the availability of its consumer-driven CIGNA Choice Fund Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) plans to businesses with 51-200 employees in Texas. The plan is also available in Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New …

Okla. State Senate Passes Interstate Insurance Compact

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland reported that the state senate passed the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact, a measure Holland said was a priority for her, by a vote of 42-0. The measure passed the Oklahoma House unanimously in February. …

Consumer Groups Allege Insurance Wind Models More Politics Than Science

Risk Management Solutions has defended its hurricane risk models in the face of consumer groups’ criticisms that the models are more political than they are scientific and that they are designed to justify insurance premium increases. RMS declined to address …

People and Places

Lockton Companies, Inc., the Kansas City, Mo.-based privately owned insurance broker, has opened a New York retail office, vowing to target complex middle-market clients and take a focused approach towards the Fortune 1000 and selected industries. Since the first of …

New Markets

Commercial risks catastrophe cover Nuts & Bolts: International Catastrophe Insurance Managers and National Fire and Marine Insurance Company have launched a new catastrophic coverage product for commercial special risks. The product features earthquake policies for businesses with unique underwriting requirements …

MAINE ADOPTS ID THEFT LAW

Maine Gov. John Baldacci has signed a law that clarifies the process of cleaning up credit reports of people who become identity theft victims. The law takes effect later this year. Rep. Carol Grose’s clarifies that information that goes in …

New Markets

Homeowners – TexasNuts & Bolts: Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc., based in San Diego, Calif., is rolling out a new homeowners program in Texas. Coverage highlights in-clude: Specified additional amount of insurance–Coverage A–allows up to 25 percent additional coverage in …