U.S. Pay Czar to Decide on Clawback
The U.S. pay czar said Monday that he will determine “in the near future” how he will use his power to claw back pay at companies that have taken bailout money but is not currently in negotiations to do so. …
BB&T Insurance Acquires Florida’s Oswald Trippe Agency
Raleigh, North Carolina-based BB&T Insurance Services, the nation’s seventh largest insurance broker, said it has expanded its southwest Florida operation with the acquisition of Oswald Trippe and Co. Inc. of Fort Myers. Terms were not disclosed. In addition to its …
HMS Announces Several Promotions
Maryland-based insurance and risk management firm HMS Insurance Associates Inc. has made several executive-level promotions. Nancey Bohlen has been promoted to chief financial officer and vice president of operations. She will oversee financial aspects of insurance and non-insurance related business. …
House Health Bill Boosts FTC Authority Over Health Insurers
Health care legislation headed for a vote in the House would give the Federal Trade Commission authority to look into the health insurance industry at its own initiative, Democratic officials said. The FTC, which investigates alleged anticompetitive practices, has been …
Study: Workers’ Compensation Public Options Outperform Private Industry
State funds blunt the impact of bigger losses through concerted loss prevention efforts. An insurance industry think tank has concluded that 25 public and quasi-public workers’ compensation insurance plans perform better financially than the private market in a number of …
Study: Workers’ Compensation Public Options Outperform Private Industry
State funds blunt the impact of bigger losses through concerted loss prevention efforts. An insurance industry think tank has concluded that 25 public and quasi-public workers’ compensation insurance plans perform better financially than the private market in a number of …
Florida’s Homeowners Choice Has Eye on Merger with 21st Century Holding
Homeowners Choice, Inc., a Florida-only homeowners insurance company founded in 2006, has sent a letter to the board of directors of 21st Century Holding Co. proposing a merger between the two companies. In an Oct. 12 letter addressed to Bruce …
Study: Workers’ Compensation Public Options Outperform Private Industry
State funds blunt the impact of bigger losses through concerted loss prevention efforts. An insurance industry think tank has concluded that 25 public and quasi-public workers’ compensation insurance plans perform better financially than the private market in a number of …
21st Century Holding Targeted by Florida Insurer
Homeowners Choice, Inc., a Florida-only homeowners insurance company founded in 2006, has sent a letter to the board of directors of 21st Century Holding Co. proposing a merger between the two companies. In an Oct. 12 letter addressed to Bruce …
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