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10 S.C. setback on workers’ comp

Commission rejects Gov. Sanford’s order on standards 10 Private market in Fla. takes on Citizens’ policies Insurers pick up 173,000 policies from the state-backed insurer 10 Workers comp rate decisions News from Fla. and N.C. regulators 12 In the hot …

My New Markets

Monthly Pay Renters Insurance Nuts & Bolts: TCBTI LLC is offering a List Bill Monthly Pay Renters Insurance Program that allows coverage for all residents of an apartment complex on a list bill, monthly pay basis. No credit score underwriting …

Editor’s Note: Deer and cars don’t mix

With wild fires in California still raging and causing destruction to property and lives — somehow discussing deer/automobile crashes doesn’t seem critical. But it is critical, especially at this time of the year. Consider that over 1.5 million deer-vehicle collisions …

ACE pays $4.5 million to states

ACE Group Holdings has agreed to pay $4.5 million to end a bid-rigging and price-fixing case, according to officials from eight states and the District of Columbia. Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink said ACE Group Holdings Inc. and its …

State settlement amounts

The breakdown of the amounts ACE will pay individual states is as follows: D.C.: $103,703.71 Florida: $1,574,315.24 Hawaii: $74,939.23 Maryland: $251,630.51 Massachusetts: $680,951.76 Michigan: $251,958.21 Oregon: $189,475.04 Texas: $1,334,928.03 West Virginia: $38,098.27

ACE pays $4.5 million to states

ACE Group Holdings has agreed to pay $4.5 million to end a bid-rigging and price-fixing case, according to state officials. The monies will be divided among eight states and the District of Columbia. Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink said …

Fla. Couple Arrested for Allegedly Burning Residence

A Crestview, Fla., couple is facing felony charges stemming from the suspicion that they intentionally set their home on fire. Zachary Lee Dalton and his wife Kellie Elizabeth Hahn, both 24, were arrested Oct. 31 by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s …

W. Va. Justices Refuse Appeal in $1.7M Medical Malpractice Case

A $1.7 million judgment against an Elkins doctor who allegedly blinded a patient during spine surgery will stand after the West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously declined to hear the physician’s appeal. Lawyers for Dr. Kenneth D’Amato alleged several errors during …

Figures

$1.4 billion The amount sought in a suit accusing Allstate Insurance Co. of using delay tactics and schemes to prod soft-tissue injury victims into accepting lower offers for pain and suffering. A jury in Lexington, Ky., rejected the claim of …

8 S.C. chief urges pre-set

hurricane damage formula Looking to minimize claims litigation 8 West Virginia lawmakers may reassert workers’ comp oversight But will they scare insurers from the state? 9 Florida brings back no-fault Lawmakers add anti-fraud provisions 9 It’s wait ’til next year …