June 29, 2006
Fires in a pair of trash bins have been connected to a string of arsons in Rutland, Vermont and surrounding communities. Police say there had been a two-week lull in the series of fires, but they flared up again early …
June 29, 2006
A judge in Columbia, S.C. deciding whether to approve a nearly 33 percent increase in a workers’ compensation rates may be asked to reopen a case after opponents of the increase learned the Insurance Department didn’t disclose overcharges based on …
June 28, 2006
Running for president, George W. Bush said he was ready to regulate carbon dioxide. But in early 2001, shortly after taking office, he changed his mind. It would be too expensive to force reductions of the leading heat-trapping “greenhouse gas” …
June 22, 2006
Congress opened a fresh debate on the insurance industry’s exemption from federal antitrust laws this week, with some larger insurers indicating a willingness to relinquish the exemption in exchange for regulatory reform that would free them from state regulation. At …
June 19, 2006
Insurers find the political and regulatory environment in New Hampshire favorable. “[I]t’s clear that in New Hampshire, we have a different marketplace than the other New England states. It’s a very positive environment … here,” explains Michael Christiansen, president of …
June 19, 2006
State regulators have reached a milestone in their efforts to streamline product regulation, with a centralized approval system for certain life and financial products on the verge of becoming reality. After three years of lobbying, 27 states have signed onto …
June 19, 2006
News Currents Insurers find the political and regulatory environment in New Hampshire favorable. “[I]t’s clear that in New Hampshire, we have a different marketplace than the other New England states. It’s a very positive environment … here,” explains Michael Christiansen, …
June 19, 2006
News Currents Insurers find the political and regulatory environment in New Hampshire favorable. “[I]t’s clear that in New Hampshire, we have a different marketplace than the other New England states. It’s a very positive environment here,” explains Michael Christiansen, president …
June 19, 2006
State regulators have reached a milestone in their efforts to streamline product regulation, with a centralized approval system for certain life and financial products on the verge of becoming reality. After three years of lobbying, 27 states have signed onto …