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Mennonites Seek Auto Insurance Law Exemption

The small community of Mennonites that multiplied along a web of dirt roads in rural southeast Georgia has steadily grown the same way it does just about everything: Quietly. The community’s 100 or so members have raised their own church, …

Chimp That Mauled Connecticut Woman had Xanax in System

A chimpanzee that mauled a Connecticut woman had the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in its system, according to toxicology tests, but investigators haven’t determined whether the drug played a role in the attack, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Authorities are still weighing …

Mennonites Seek Auto Insurance Law Exemption

The law requires them to buy motor vehicle insurance but their religion keeps them from using it. The small community of Mennonites that multiplied along a web of dirt roads in rural southeast Georgia has steadily grown the same way …

Best Affirms American Modern and Subsidiaries ‘A+’ Ratings

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa-” of Ohio-based American Modern Insurance Group and its P/C members. Best has also upgraded the FSR to ‘A+’ (Superior) from …

2007 State Obesity Rates

2007 State Obesity Rates State % Alabama 30.3 Alaska 27.5 Arizona 25.4 Arkansas 28.7 California 22.6 Colorado 18.7 Connecticut 21.2 Delaware 27.4 Washington DC 21.8 Florida 23.6 Georgia 28.2 Hawaii 21.4 Idaho 24.5 Illinois 24.9 Indiana 26.8 Iowa 26.9 Kansas …

Which Members of Congress Got Insurance Money In Last 2 Elections?

Massachusetts Settles Bid-Rigging Suit against Great American Insurance

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says her office has settled a bid-rigging lawsuit lodged against Ohio-based Great American Insurance Co. The suit resolves allegations the insurer submitted a fake and intentionally uncompetitive insurance quote to Analog Devices Inc. of Norwood, …

AIG Leaders Grilled on Bailout Repay at Congressional Hearing

American International Group Inc. CEO Ed Liddy met some harsh criticism at a congressional hearing on Wednesday as lawmakers demanded answers on the taxpayer bailout of the giant insurer. Rep. Dennis Kucinich wagged his finger at Liddy, who was brought …

J.M. Wilson Adds Tipton in Ohio

Vanessa Tipton has joined managing general agency J.M. Wilson as a property and casualty underwriter in its Westerville, Ohio, office. Tipton will quote and service P/C accounts. Prior to joining J.M. Wilson, she was an underwriting assistant III for Century …

Religious Group Seeks Exemption From Georgia Auto Insurance Law

The small community of Mennonites that multiplied along a web of dirt roads in rural southeast Georgia has steadily grown the same way it does just about everything: Quietly. The community’s 100 or so members have raised their own church, …