February 5, 2008
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said she might be willing to have workers’ wages garnisheed if they refuse to buy health insurance to achieve coverage for all Americans. The New York senator has criticized presidential rival Barack Obama for pushing a …
February 1, 2008
Lawmakers in a suburban Washington, D.C. county said this week that domestic workers and their employers should be required to sign contracts to ensure the workers receive fair wages, overtime and other protections against abuse. Two members of the Montgomery …
January 31, 2008
Donegal Group Inc., based in Marietta, Pa., is moving to amend the intercompany pooling agreement between Donegal Mutual and Atlantic States Insurance Co., its largest insurance subsidiary. Subject to approval by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, the proposed amendment will increase …
January 29, 2008
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) confirmed today that it has reached settlements with nine states and the District of Columbia relating to their investigations into alleged bid-rigging and price-fixing and questions about undisclosed contingent commissions paid to brokers. Under the …
January 28, 2008
Maine Governor John E. Baldacci has nominated Mila Kofman as superintendent of the Maine Bureau of Insurance. Kofman has experience in the academic, government and not-for-profit sectors. She currently serves as Associate Research Professor at the Georgetown University Health Policy …
January 28, 2008
Independent insurance agents in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania now have access to a five-component, Web-based resource created to simplify agency management. The HR Solution includes an audit survey, employee handbook template, administrative and compliance guidelines, administrative forms and on-call consultation …
January 27, 2008
State officials and some in Congress remain skeptical about new federal rules for driver’s licenses, even after major changes designed to cut the cost of those rules and provide more flexibility. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Jan. …
January 27, 2008
Lighthouse Underwriters, Cooley and Darling Cooley and Darling Insurance Agency Inc., a new retail agency based in Haymarket, Va., has acquired the retail book of non-profit business from Lighthouse Underwriters LLC, a member company of U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. …
January 27, 2008
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January 27, 2008
While flooding in California’s Central Valley is “the next big disaster waiting to happen,” water-related infrastructure issues confront almost every community across the country, according to engineers at the University of Maryland’s Clark School of Engineering in separate reports to …