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Status quo on Capitol Hill may be best

IIABA’s leader Bob Rusbuldt hopes Congress does nothing, except on TRIA Insurance Journal’s Andrew Simpson, at the IIABA’s National Legislative Conference and Convention in Washington, D.C., in April, Rusbuldt also discussed politics, government involvement in the insurance business and the …

Status quo on Capitol Hill may be best

Washington, D.C., is a bit bluer these days than it was about a year ago. The Democratic color means both challenges and opportunities for independent agents and the insurance industry, says Independent Insurance and Brokers of America’s CEO Bob Rusbuldt, …

Fla. Workers’ Comp Fraud Results in 14-Year Prison Sentence

The former owner and operator of a now-defunct professional employee organization, Miralink Group Inc., left thousands of workers in Florida and several other states without workers’ compensation coverage despite collecting more than $5.8 million in premiums. One woman, facing mounting …

N.D. Man Found Guilty of Medical Malpractice Insurance Fraud

A man who sold bogus medical malpractice insurance to Fargo’s Red River Women’s Clinic and other abortion providers nationwide has been sentenced to serve nearly six years in prison. William Ledee III, 64, of Atlanta, was sentenced to five years …

Bringing competition and choice to Mass. auto

The 400 insurers of the American Insurance Association have seen the favorable results for the public as well as insurers when states have worked to increase competition and relax unproductive regulatory restraints. Recent legislation in Massachusetts (H. 1023) makes great …

My New Markets

Allied Health Care Nuts & Bolts: Travis-Pedersen Associates, Inc. is now offering a policy that covers a broad range of medical malpractice and general liability exposures. Allied health care facilities are those businesses that provide medical services directly to a …

My New Markets

Antique Home Insurance Nuts & Bolts: MiddleOak is offering the insurance designed exclusively for antique homes. Comprehensive coverage (similar to a high value home policy) for pre-1930 homes with coverage at $250,000 to $5 million. Endorsed by a historical trust. …

My New Markets

Allied Medical Organizations PL/GL Nuts & Bolts: Travis-Pedersen Associates Inc. is now offering a policy that covers a broad range of medical malpractice and general liability exposures. Allied health care facilities are those businesses that provide medical services directly to …

My New Markets

Errors & Omissions, Agents Nuts & Bolts: Insurance agents and brokers now have access to errors and omissions coverage, through Swiss Re’s Commercial insurance market. Swiss Re announced the launch of a non-admitted coverage for the members of the Independent …

My New Markets

Errors & Omissions, Agents Nuts & Bolts: Insurance agents and brokers now have access to errors and omissions coverage, through Swiss Re’s Commercial insurance market. Swiss Re announced the launch of a non-admitted coverage for the members of the Independent …