December 5, 2006
According to the third annual “Most Secure U.S. Places to Live” rankings from Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, the most secure location to live in the United States is St. George, Utah. The rankings, compiled by database experts at www.bestplaces.net, …
December 4, 2006
Ten states, led by Texas and its Attorney General Greg Abbott, have come to terms with Zurich American, closing their probe into the insurer’s involvement in alleged bid-rigging and unfair compensation practices in the commercial insurance market. The multi-state settlement …
November 27, 2006
The Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission created by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners installed its Management Committee and elected a Committee chair, vice-chair and treasurer recently during the Commission’s inaugural annual meeting in Lansdowne, Va. The Commission elected Pennsylvania …
November 21, 2006
The former director of public affairs for Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, Liz Reynolds, has joined the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies as state affairs manager for the southeast. Reynolds, will be stationed in Jacksonville, Fla., and will advocate on …
November 20, 2006
West Virginia’s workers’ compensation insurer may have to spend nearly $4 million more than planned on benefits for the families involved in January’s Sago Mine disaster. BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. had set aside $7.1 million early in the year, but …
November 19, 2006
West Virginia’s workers’ compensation insurer may have to spend nearly $4 million more than planned on benefits for the families involved in January’s Sago Mine disaster. BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. had set aside $7.1 million early in the year, but …
November 19, 2006
Hiscox, Bermuda Holding Company London’s Hiscox plc outlined its corporate reorganization plan. A new Bermudan domiciled holding company for the Group, Hiscox Ltd., has been established. Shareholders of Hiscox will receive one share in Hiscox Ltd. for each share held …
November 19, 2006
The Sago Mine near Tallmansville, W.Va., where workers went back to work on March 15, 2006, to resume coal production more than two months after an explosion killed 12 of their co-workers. The mine had been closed since Jan. 2. …
November 17, 2006
Ohio and West Virginia residents who sued DuPont over a chemical used to produce Teflon may have to wait up to five years before learning if their health has been adversely affected by the substance, members of a science panel …
November 17, 2006
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is expanding its $4 generic prescription program to 11 additional states and adding 17 more prescriptions to the program. The world’s largest retailer added 502 stores to those offering the discounted medications. The new states added Thursday …