Hundreds of thousands of tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States carry commercial driver’s licenses despite also qualifying for full federal disability payments, and some of those drivers have suffered seizures, heart attacks or unconscious spells, according to a …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa-” of HCC Insurance Holdings (HCC) and its members. Best also affirmed the ICR of “a-“, the debt rating of “a-” …
Eighteenth century pirates and a nineteenth century German “Iron” Chancellor preceded the United States in the creation of a social system for the protection of injured workers. The modern workers’ compensation system owes parts of its existence to this unique …
Maryland’s medical establishment is repeating its dire warnings about doctor shortages in rural areas as two government panels pondering the problem prepare recommendations to the governor and the 2009 General Assembly. Earlier this month at the Rocky Gap resort near …
Insurance company Amerigroup Corp. said on Jul 22 that it has agreed in principle to settle for $234 million a lawsuit accusing it of discriminating against pregnant women and other high-risk patients. The settlement includes $225 million to be paid …
Hundreds of thousands of tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States carry commercial driver’s licenses despite also qualifying for full federal disability payments, and some of those drivers have suffered seizures, heart attacks or unconscious spells, according to a …
Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S. Tyler has ruled that CareFirst can pay its terminated chief executive officer $9 million in severance, about half of what the nonprofit health insurer had proposed. Tyler ruled that CareFirst’s proposal to pay former CEO …
New Hampshire officials announced changes in licensing fees for insurance producers and adjusters that include a single $210 application and license fee for initial producer licensing replacing what used to be two separate fees. The producer licensing renewal fee remains …
A Dade County, Florida real estate developer in January 2008 filed a $25 million lawsuit against a real estate blogger alleging, among other charges, defamation of character based on the blogger’s opinion published solely on his blog (MiamiCondoInvestments). Hollo v. …
Jacksonville, Florida-based insurer The Main Street America Group named Joe Meholic president of its Richmond, Virginia region. Meholic, who has extensive background leading property-casualty operations in the mid-Atlantic marketplace, will report to Doug Eden, Main Street America’s senior vice president, …
