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$20 billion The federal flood insurance program may be going broke after incurring $20 billion in debt from recent storms like Hurricane Katrina. But that hasn’t stopped politicians from trying to extend the taxpayer-subsidized coverage for some of the riskiest …

Business Moves

Hub, Coburn Hub International Ltd. announced plans to acquire Vermont-based Coburn Insurance Agency Inc. Hub International recently expanded its transportation practice with the acquisition of Kaufman and Kaufman, a $9 million revenue brokerage based in Salt Lake City. With the …

Drunk driving death rates decline in 23 states

Drunken-driving deaths declined slightly across the nation in 2005, and the rate of drunken-driving deaths fell in 23 states, according to transportation officials. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that 23 states and Puerto Rico had a decrease in …

Alfa Completes Virginia Mutual Conversion; Expands to Tenn.

Alfa Corp. has completed completion its previously approved plan of conversion and acquisition of Virginia Mutual Insurance Co. Virginia Mutual converted from a mutual company to a stock company and simultaneously has been recapitalized as Alfa Alliance Insurance Corp., a …

MetLife Pays $19 Million to Settle Spitzer Investigation

MetLife Inc., the largest group life insurer in the nation, will pay $19 million and change some of its business practices to end an investigation of payments made to brokers to steer clients its way, Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said …

Tennessee Insurance Broker Arrested on $1.8M Wire Fraud Charges

A Smithville, Tenn., insurance broker was arrested Dec. 27 on 15 federal counts of wire fraud, according to officials. According to the federal grand jury indictment, B. Don James defrauded investors of more than $1.8 million by telling them he …

Ohio, 39 States Settle with Sony BMG over Anti-copying Software

SONY BMG Music Entertainment has agreed to pay Ohio and 39 additional states $4.25 million to resolve the states’ investigation into problems that arose when SONY placed anti-copying software on music CDs without notifying consumers. “The Consumer Sales Practices Act …

After Katrina, Congress Still Keeps Extending Flood Insurance

The federal flood insurance program may be going broke after incurring $20 billion in debt from recent storms like Hurricane Katrina. But that hasn’t stopped politicians from trying to extend the taxpayer-subsidized coverage for some of the riskiest — and …

Most Tenn. Med-Mal Cases End in No Payout But Incur Defense Costs

Most medical malpractice claims closed in Tennessee last year resulted in no payment of damages to patients and their families, according to a recent report. However, the approximately 16 percent of claims that were paid accounted for more than $119 …

Drunk Driving Death Rates Declined in 23 States Last Year

Drunken-driving deaths declined slightly across the nation in 2005, and the rate of drunken-driving deaths fell in 23 states, according to transportation officials. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that 23 states and Puerto Rico had a decrease in …