Final disciplinary actions taken by Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts during August and September 2007 include orders assessing administrative penalties totaling $684,877 for violations of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act. Commissioner’s orders are subject to appeal to state …
Willis Group Holdings (NYSE: WSH) announced that the federal court in New York has given preliminary approval to the settlement of a class action suit filed against the company in 2001 that raised issues of gender discrimination in compensation and …
Lawmakers representing urban drivers in Massachusetts are challenging the Patrick administration’s auto insurance plan, saying new regulations leave loopholes for companies to charge higher rates to minorities and the poor. They are filing a bill that would significantly change the …
Two congressional leaders on Wednesday asked the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to reject a Mississippi plan to divert $600 million in Hurricane Katrina housing funds to an expansion project for the State Port at Gulfport. Reps. Barney …
Aon Risk Services, the retail brokerage and risk management arm of Aon Corp. , announced that John G. Willett has joined the company’s Boston office as managing director. He is a member of the leadership team and responsible for new …
As Massachusetts gears up for a switch to a more competitive personal auto insurance market, one of its domestic auto insurers, Premier Insurance Co., will adopt the well-known brand of its parent, Travelers Insurance. Offically, the Premier Insurance Company of …
Rhode Island physicians will see no change in medical liability insurance rates from ProSelect Insurance Co., part of the ProMutual Group that writes in the Northeast. The company also did not file for rate changes in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont …
Senate leaders have agreed on a bill to renew the federal terrorism reinsurance program, although without some of the added provisions and for not as long as the House of Representatives wants. The Senate Banking Committee, chaired by Sen. Chris …
A state senator says he will soon announce plans to require all New Jerseyans to carry medical insurance, but the governor warned that the plan could cost more than $1 billion. “We are going to announce just after the new …
They can be some of the most common — and most easily preventable — injuries suffered during a recovery and now the state’s hospitals say they are making progress in helping prevent falls among their patients. The Massachusetts Hospital Association …
