Beecher Carlson, an insurance and risk management company, announced that it has expanded its National Health Care Practice with the appointment of seven industry professionals. The team expansion increases Beecher Carlson’s presence across four of its offices – Irvine, California, …
Today, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed a prior state court’s $1.06 billion judgment in a class action against State Farm Insurance over the use of so-called aftermarket auto parts for repairs. The high court decision overturning the lower court ruling …
Massachusetts insurance agents are asking for an 18 percent boost in private passenger auto insurance commissions for 2006. If approved, the request would raise the average commission from $119.50 to $141.23. The Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents submitted its filing …
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies has told a Hawaii legislative committee that passage of rate modernization laws would benefit state commerce and insurance consumers. In written comments filed last week, NAMIC State Affairs Manager Christian John Rataj cited …
Citing a drop in claims, the Automobile Insurers Bureau of Massachusetts filed its proposal for 2006 personal auto insurance rates with the Commissioner of Insurance Julianne Bowler on behalf of insurance companies. The proposal calls for a -0.1 percent rate …
Federal prosecutors are investigating the conduct that led to the firing of former MassMutual chief executive Robert J. O’Connell, the company disclosed in court documents. The company acknowledged the federal probe as part of a complaint, filed in Hartford Superior …
Michael Kraker, the man behind www.golflawyer.com, maintains that although club owners may think they are safe from liability for errant balls, a case involving Middlebrook Country Club in Rehoboth, Mass., and two neighboring property owners (see page N10, “Fore! Golf …
Workers’ compensation cases with significant unanticipated medical care and costs are most common in California and Texas, and can represent as much as 30 percent to 40 percent of medical costs in most states, according to a new study by …
Massachusetts Court Favors Homeowners in Trespass by Golf Balls To drive home her point, Joyce Amaral lugged six plastic buckets containing a total of 1,800 golf balls into court. The balls were just some of those she claimed to have …
Michael Kraker, the man behind www.golflawyer.com, maintains that although club owners may think they are safe from liability for errant balls, a case involving Middlebrook Country Club in Rehoboth, Mass., and two neighboring property owners (see page N10, “Fore! Golf …
