June 14, 2006
As a telephone installer, aircraft maintenance worker and now a self-employed massage therapist, Stacie Schultz has never let illness stop her from earning a living. “I don’t get sick. That’s not who I am,” said Schultz, 52, of Gastonia. “I …
June 13, 2006
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger was among a gathering of other state regulators today at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. for a news conference which outlined plans for the implementation of the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact. The …
June 13, 2006
After Tropical Storm Alberto moved inland this afternoon south of Tallahassee, Fla., with 50 mph winds and heavy rain it moved across Florida and is now buffeting southeastern Georgia with heavy rain. According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, …
June 12, 2006
New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch is “inclined” to sign a measure cutting the state’s insurance premium tax in half, according to his communications director. Pamela Walsh told Insurance Journal the governor is supportive, adding he would review the bill when …
June 12, 2006
The defense in the case of a Wake County man accused of killing his wife for insurance money rested its case in Lumberton, N.C. Thursday without the defendant taking the stand. Attorneys for Myron Britt took an early lunch to …
June 12, 2006
Montgomery Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets company, has announced the appointments of Ralph LaSpina as vice president of marketing and Bob Niebel as regional vice president for the Charlotte, N.C. region, both effective June 5. Since 2000, LaSpina has …
June 12, 2006
National Hurricane Center forecasters were closely watching the season’s first tropical storm on Monday evening and were unsure if Alberto would strengthen into a hurricane overnight or maintain its speed just below Category One hurricane level as it moved toward …
June 7, 2006
New Jersey would become one of a handful of states to require that cigarettes sold in-state have extra fire protections built in, under a measure being considered in the Legislature. The proposal — modeled after similar laws in New York, …
June 5, 2006
State regulators have reached a milestone in their efforts to streamline product regulation, with a centralized approval system for certain life and financial products on the verge of becoming reality. After three years of lobbying, the required number of states–26–has …
June 5, 2006
State regulators have reached a milestone in their efforts to streamline product regulation, with a centralized approval system for certain life and financial products on the verge of becoming reality. After three years of lobbying, the required number of states—26—has …