Montana News

LWCC Announces New Business Unit Manager of Small Accounts

Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) announced it has hired Bernie Hewitt as business unit manager for the small accounts team. Hewitt joins LWCC from the Montana State Fund, where he was the operation business manager of the large premium segment. …

State Farm Announces $1.2 Billion Mutual Auto Policyholder Dividend

Man Blames Cell Phone Use for Fatal Crash

The Boulder, Colo., man charged with vehicular homicide while under the influence in a fatal crash that happened in Montana told police he failed to halt at a stop sign because he was trying to use his cell phone. Shawn …

PIA Montana and Independent Agents of Montana Agree to Joint Meeting

The PIA Montana and Independent Insurance Agent’s Association of Montana announced they will be working together on a number of projects to mutually benefit both associations. For example, the groups will jointly host the PIA’s Agents Expo ’07 in Las …

New Markets

Monoline Energy Accounts Nuts & Bolts: MarketScout launched a new exclusive monoline energy workers’ compensation program that accepts most class codes related to the energy industry, including operations “over the hole” and USL&H exposures. Dollars: Statutory and $1 million employers’ …

The Commissioners: George Dale

Battered but not beaten, Mississippi focuses on helping people A former high school principal, George Dale is now the longest serving state insurance commissioner in the nation. He has been elected by the people of Mississippi since 1975 and recently …

New Markets

Hospitality Program Nuts & Bolts: Underwriters at PLIS are offering The Hospitality program, written on Lloyd’s paper covering named perils ranging from Aeromonas hydrophila to Yersinia enterocolotica. The policy has the benefit of: a “trade name trigger;” up to 25 …

CaseLaw Watch

Attorneys Fees State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Lestenkof (Alaska, Sept. 29, 2006) Ruling: In this case, the court considered whether an auto insurer must pay unlimited (Alaska Civil Rule 82) attorney’s fees to settle on underinsured motorist insurance …

George Dale, Mississippi, Commissioner of Insurance

A former high school principal, George Dale is now the longest serving state insurance commissioner in the nation. He has been elected by the people of Mississippi since 1975 and recently announced he would run for re-election to a ninth …

New Markets

Monoline Energy Accounts Nuts & Bolts: MarketScout launched a new exclusive monoline energy workers’ compensation program that accepts most class codes related to the energy industry, including operations “over the hole” and USL&H exposures. Dollars: Statutory and $1 million employers’ …