self-insurance News

Excess Insurer Pays Before Municipal Pool in Boy’s Beach Death, New Jersey High Court Rules

AmeriTrust subsidiary Star Insurance Co. must pay the $9 million balance of a $10 million settlement in the death of a 12-year old boy who died after a trench he dug on a Long Branch, New Jersey beach collapsed on …

Wheelchair-Bound Woman Injured While Boarding Flight Has Died a Year Later

One year after a Florida woman was paralyzed while trying to board a Southwest Airlines flight in Fort Lauderdale, she has died. Her family’s lawsuit against the airline and a staffing company continues. The South Florida Sun Sentinel newspaper and …

Wichita, Kansas to Settle Suit Over 2012 Fatal Shooting

The city of Wichita plans to settle a lawsuit filed over the death of a man who was shot by a police officer in 2012. The city’s law department has asked the City Council to approve on Tuesday a $175,000 …

Judge Approves Settlement in Annapolis Housing Discrimination Lawsuit

A federal judge has approved a consent decree between the Maryland city of Annapolis and dozens of public housing residents. The Capital Gazette reported Tuesday that the decree will mandate that the city pay a $900,000 settlement in a discrimination …

Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty Acquires Self Insurance in Missouri

Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty Inc., headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, has acquired a Sikeston, Missouri-based agency, Tri-Star of Sikeston Inc., doing business as Self Insurance. Now led by Brian Self, the agency has served the insurance needs of Missouri …

Connecticut Lawmakers Create ‘Insurance Company’ to Help Homeowners

Connecticut legislators are looking to help hundreds, if not thousands, of homeowners whose foundations are crumbling because of an iron sulfide found in the concrete by creating the state’s own insurance company. The newly minted state budget includes language establishing …

Proposed Ohio Legislation Adds Opportunities for Self-Insurance

Ohio is one of the few states that does not allow private insurers to participate in the workers’ compensation system, although it permits larger employers to “self-insure” to administer and pay their own claims directly. Legislation introduced two weeks ago …

Industry Concerned About Wisconsin’s Plan to Self-Insure

Wisconsin insurance industry leaders are worried a potential state move toward self-insurance is already on its way to a done deal. At a Wisconsin Health News panel, panelists and audience members critiqued the possible change, which would reshape health insurance …

Illinois Lawmaker: ‘Uninsured’ State-Owned Vehicles Should Come Off Road

A state lawmaker says Illinois should pull state-owned vehicles off the road during its budget stalemate unless money is appropriated to self-insure them. Republican state Rep. Bill Mitchell of Forysth says one of his constituents was involved in a collision …

Settlements Against Uninsured New Mexico Rail Service Reach Nearly $8M

New Mexico’s commuter rail service has received a free ride while taxpayers have shelled out nearly $8 million to settle damage claims against the Rail Runner Express, according to state records. The Rail Runner, until last month, didn’t pay premiums …