A government audit of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) has found that the agency has managed to reduce costs and operate efficiently during the economic downturn. In fact, the state Comptroller’s audit found no issues with how …
Florida insurance regulators today will review proposed rate increases for one of the state’s largest property insurers. Florida Peninsula Insurance Co., ranked seventh largest property insurer, is seeking rate increases ranging from 3.3 percent to 19.5 percent. The Office of …
Rhode Island is the latest New England state to launch an online system that lets businesses and consumers verify whether an organization has workers’ compensation insurance coverage. The verification site is a partnership with the National Council on Compensation Insurance …
A Connecticut driver who’s serving a manslaughter sentence for striking and killing a 14-year-old boy is suing the victim’s parents, blaming them for their son’s death because they allowed him to ride his bike in the street without a helmet. …
She took off the virtual reality headset, got out of the car and looked at her printed-out ticket for running a red light and killing a pedestrian while sending a cell phone text message. “I got a ticket for speeding, …
Bob McBride Jr. was 18 when he pushed a flat-bottomed boat holding his family and neighbors through chest-high water to safety in Tangipahoa Parish. Nearly 30 years later, he and hundreds of others still are waiting for the state to …
Earlier in 2010, Colorado State’s Tropical Meteorology Project forecasted eight hurricanes to emerge from 15 named tropical storms in the Atlantic basin. Of those, four were forecasted to become major hurricanes. On August 29, Tropical Storm Earl was upgraded to …
Gov. M. Jodi Rell has appointed an acting insurance commissioner, days before the state’s insurance department is scheduled to hear a request for rate increases from one of Connecticut’s major health insurers. Rell’s office confirmed that Barbara C. Spear, who …
A manager at Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers has resigned amid ethical questions about whether his private side business benefited from connections he made while on the state payroll. Documents provided to The Associated Press through a public records …
Eighteen months ago, Christina Doyle packed up her two kids for an eight-hour journey to a West Virginia courthouse, hoping for some resolution to a lawsuit over water pollution she believes caused her daughter’s learning disabilities and slow growth. This …
