After supporting cuts to subsidized health care in his first term, it appears Gov. Tim Pawlenty will use his second term to focus on expanding health insurance. The governor said Tuesday that the state should start moving toward universal health …
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has fined Verizon Wireless Services LLC of Bedminster, N.J., $25,000 for failing to sell service contracts under its legal corporate name, a violation of state insurance law. State law requires the company to conduct business …
S.H. Smith & Co., a national, independently-owned excess and surplus lines insurance broker, announced that Derek O’Gorman has joined the firm as vice president. O’Gorman will be involved in the development and expansion of casualty and property brokerage business. His …
Niche insurance underwriter Britt/Paulk has opened a new office in Selbyville, Del. This new office will focus on underwriting the agency’s Timber Harvesting Program. The company also announced that three underwriters are joining the firm: George M. Pusey, branch manager; …
The two major parties are no longer locked in parity in state legislatures. Wresting control from the GOP in all the chambers that changed hands outright, the Democrats now control the legislatures in more states than they have since 1994. …
A Las Vegas woman whose son was born in 2001 with cerebral palsy and other health problems has been awarded more than $15 million by a Ramsey County jury. J. Richard Bland, the attorney for the Minnesota Medical Insurance Co., …
Bethany Mongold has joined Cavignac & Associates as the director of first impressions. In her new position, Mongold will be responsible for making sure client visits run smoothly, answering client requests and questions in a timely manner, forwarding client calls …
The jobs of more than half of state insurance commissioners around the country could be on the line on this 2006 midterm Election Day. The futures of as many as 30 of the nation’s insurance commissioners are tied to the …
The increasing number of motorists and deer in Texas are leading to a greater frequency of collisions between the two on the state’s roadways. Cooler weather and the annual rut season should make for even more hazardous conditions in the …
In addition to the 36 governor’s offices, more than 6,000 state legislative seats in 46 states are up for grabs on Nov. 7. “The changes that come from the 2006 state legislative elections could rival those of the historic 1994 …
