Despite a decline in fatal accidents, federal statistics show 2007 was the second deadliest year since 2002 for U.S. coal miners. According to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, 32 miners died on the job last year, including eight in …
High heat, changing winds put reputations on the line. 1. Florida’s gamble “It’s all about rates,” maintained Sam Miller, of the industry’s Florida Insurance Council. Florida lawmakers in January passed controversial legislation they hoped would lower Floridians’ skyrocketing property insurance …
Eight lawsuits alleging medical malpractice by a former West Virginia doctor can continue toward trial while he settles his debts in bankruptcy court, a judge has ordered. Dr. John A. King consented to the rulings issued Wednesday by U.S. Bankruptcy …
The move to privatize the state’s workers’ compensation fund and rebrand it as BrickStreet Mutual has received mostly positive reviews, even from injured workers and their attorneys. The next phase in the privatization plan is supposed to come on July …
Some North Carolina coastal residents could see a spike in their insurance rates because of a recent decision by the North Carolina Building Code Council. The council toughened the coastal housing code for wind-borne debris. The code now extends the …
Gov. Manchin at odds with lawmakers over system as it prepares for more private insurers The latest power struggle between W.Va. Gov. Joe Manchin’s administration and lawmakers spilled out into the open recently. Led by House Judiciary Chairwoman Carrie Webster, …
Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) elected 2008 officers during their meeting in Houston. The newly elected officers, who will assume their duties following the completion of the NAIC Winter National Meeting, include: president, Kansas Insurance Commissioner …
The Worst Storm “This is without question the worst ice storm in state history, and it will require a historic response from all levels of government.” —Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry, following severe ice storms that hit his state in December …
Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) elected 2008 officers during their meeting in Houston. The newly elected officers, who will assume their duties following the completion of the NAIC Winter National Meeting, include: president, Kansas Insurance Commissioner …
Rural company comes back to its roots in the big city Veteran Chicago financial services executive Michael Fisher has been appointed director of new market development by Country Insurance & Financial Services and will manage its newly created Chicago district …
