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Alabama Senator: English Only Driver Test Will Improve Highway Safety

An Alabama state senator who is vice chairman of a panel studying immigration issues in Alabama said Monday he will introduce legislation to require the state driver’s license exam be given in English only. The legislation from Sen. Scott Beason, …

Minn. Attorney General Swanson Targets 3rd Insurance Firm

After settling a similar case with a big industry player, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson filed a lawsuit against a smaller insurance firm that allegedly sold unsuitable deferred annuities to senior citizens. Swanson’s lawsuit against Midland National Life Insurance is …

S.D. Man Sent to Prison for 20 Years for Insurance Fraud

A former Sioux Falls insurance agent convicted of embezzling money from two clients in nursing homes has been sent to prison for 20 years. Paul Wentzlaff, 46, pleaded guilty in September to embezzlement and insurance fraud involving $160,000. He said …

New Markets

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New Markets

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Catastrophic Events Raise Business Interruption Coverage Questions

Considering the number of people who lived and worked in the area, the destruction of the World Trade Center complex was the functional equivalent of obliterating a small- to medium-sized city. Several recent and relatively recent events — the wildfires …

My New Markets

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Catastrophic Events Raise Business Interruption Questions

Agents advised to discuss extended coverage provisions and contingent business interruption insurance Several recent and relatively recent events — the wildfires in southern California, Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks — have raised awareness …

Catastrophic Events Raise BI Coverage Questions

Several recent and relatively recent events — the wildfires in southern California, Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks — have raised awareness of how, and whether, business interruption (BI) insurance applies in the context …

My New Markets

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