Utah News

Utah Says More Hispanic/Latino Worker Safety Outreach Needed

Utah’s Workers’ Compensation Fund has launched a Hispanic/Latino outreach program to help reduce workplace accidents. According to the WCF, a USA Today report released earlier this week states the number of Hispanic workers who die on the job has risen, …

Continental Risk Insurance Offers Taxi Liability Market

Continental Risk Insurance Services Inc. of Lodi, Calif., can now place taxi liability anywhere from 1 taxi to large fleets. Limits range from $10,000 up to $1 million. Coverage is provided by “A” XIII rated admitted and non-admitted carriers in …

Employers Direct Stops Writing Workers’ Comp Insurance in California

Citing the strain of escalating medical costs on the workers’ compensation system, increasingly intense price competition, and the uncertainty over the sustainability of the 2003-2004 legislative reforms due to recent Court decisions, Agoura Hills, Calif.-based Employers Direct plans to stop …

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Continental Marine Insurance Offers Workers’ Comp Program

Continental Marine Insurance Services of Lodi, Calif., is now offering a worker’s compensation program designed for marine risks with USL&H and maritime employer’s liability available. Marine contractors, marinas, boat dealers, ship repairers and many other marine-related classes are available. Coverage …

Missouri Joins Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has signed HB 577 to have Missouri become the 36th member of the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact (IIPRC). With the addition of Missouri, the current compacting states in the Commission represent close to 60 percent …

Liberty Mutual, CAMICO Insurance Program Targets Larger CPA Firms

CAMICO Mutual Insurance Co.y, a CPA-owned professional liability insurer, and Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), a division of Liberty Mutual Group, have forged a new program for CPA firms nationally. The new program is designed to expand CAMICO’s capacity for coverage …

2009 Outstanding CSR State Award Winners Named

The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research has named the state award winners who will compete for the national Outstanding Customer Service Representative of the Year for 2009. Each year, a group of exceptional insurance professionals are chosen by …

Farmers Insurance Offers Green Homeowners Product in Texas

Los Angeles-based The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies is offering a new eco-friendly product for its Texas customers wishing to ‘go green”. Called “Eco-Rebuild”, the new endorsement will supplement the comapany’s homeowners insurance by allowing customers to replace destroyed property …

State Auto: How a Regional Carrier Weathers the Storms

CEO Restrepo Talks Cat Losses, Premium Growth and Independent Agents Regional property/casualty insurance companies don’t make headlines like the large institutions. They simply go about their business serving customers and independent agents — and paying claims. How are regional insurance …