October 1, 2004
New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly C. Bakke wasted little time in putting the latest numbers showing the state with the highest average auto insurance premium — $1,113 — in perspective. Those numbers from the national Association of Insurance …
September 30, 2004
Following up on his previous assertion that auto insurance in the state is actually too profitable, Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly has now called for a 6.2 percent cut in private passenger auto insurance rates for next year. Reilly’s …
September 27, 2004
Every mobile carnival ride in Massachusetts will get an inspection by years’ end, and a task force will look into stricter safety rules after a fatal accident at a church fair in Shrewsbury last weekend. Six certified inspectors will look …
September 23, 2004
Sixteen people, including three lawyers and four chiropractors, have been indicted by a special grand jury in Essex County for their alleged involvement in auto insurance fraud in Lawrence. The 16 were summonsed for arraignments today, Sept. 24, in Salem …
September 23, 2004
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating the carnival ride accident that killed one rider and injured two others at a church fair in Shrewsbury, Mass. Andrew R. Fohlin, a 38-year-old resident of a nearby home for the mentally …
September 21, 2004
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute announced that it’s annual Issues & Research Conference, to be held Nov. 10-11, 2004, in Cambridge, Mass., will feature a session on the Texas workers’ comp system. The Texas session is entitled, “TEXAS – Wrestling …
September 21, 2004
Pilgrim Insurance, a unit of The Plymouth Rock Group of Companies, announced receipt of an initial rating of A-/ Excellent from A.M. Best. Pilgrim, a business process outsourcer for Massachusetts auto insurance, has received the positive rating upon the company’s …
September 20, 2004
Regardless of whether George W. Bush is re-elected or John Kerry moves into the White House, the property/casualty insurance industry appears to have a good chance of getting its wishes when it comes to extending the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance …
September 20, 2004
Nuts & Bolts: Sandy, Utah-based Prime Ins. Syndicate Inc. is offering excess and surplus lines products to contractors and developers, including contractor’s liability coverage for property/casualty in both residential and commercial business and general liability coverage for premises, work performed …
September 20, 2004
Regardless of whether President George W. Bush is re-elected or John Kerry moves into the White House, the property/casualty insurance industry appears to have a good chance of getting its wishes when it comes to extending the federal Terrorism Risk …