August 22, 2005
InsureMyHouse.com, an informational Web site about homeowners insurance, recently started an online directory of homeowners insurance agents. The directory started in Pennsylvania and is now open to all 50 states. It’s working with several insurance advisors to gather relevant information …
August 8, 2005
National Poll Reveals Americans’ Views on Aging: A poll by the MetLife Mature Market Institute conducted by Zogby International shows that 60 percent of Americans believe “old” is age 71 and over, but that 65 percent also wish they were …
August 8, 2005
A legislative panel is considering new proposals aimed at reducing the number of uninsured motorists in Wyoming. Vehicle owners in Wyoming are required to have insurance, but some drop it shortly after registering their vehicles, officials say. Past attempts to …
August 2, 2005
AutoOne Insurance, a division of OneBeacon Insurance Group, announced that, pending regulatory approvals, AutoOne plans to expand its LAD (Limited Assignment Distribution) services to Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina, Idaho, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming. …
August 2, 2005
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company has begun the national roll-out of a very high-limit excess policy tailored to the unique needs of affluent and high-net-worth clients with special liability coverages for nonprofit directors and officers as well as for those involved …
July 29, 2005
Kansas farmers have more than doubled the insured acres in the state since 1989, tripling their dollar amount of coverage during the same time, according to a recently released study. The Associated Press reported that so much Kansas farmland is …
July 29, 2005
Charlotte, N.C.-based Royal & Sun Alliance has agreed to sell Viking Insurance, its specialty U.S. non-standard auto business to Sentry Insurance, of Stevens Point, Wisc. for $200 million in cash. The purchase is subject to regulatory approval. Viking wrote direct …
July 18, 2005
WASH. WORK COMP BENEFITS SEE INCREASE OF 0.6%: Workers currently receiving Washington workers’ compensation time-loss or pension benefits will receive a 0.6 percent cost-of-living increase effective immediately. State law requires that maximum time-loss benefits and pensions be recalculated each July …
July 18, 2005
Two new ideas aimed at reducing the number of uninsured drivers in the state were proposed in the Wyoming Legislature, according to the Associated Press. Dan Lex, a lobbyist for AIG, proposed that a random sample be taken to verify …
July 15, 2005
First lady Nancy Freudenthal says a law allowing insurance companies to withhold coverage for injuries resulting from drug or alcohol use should be repealed. Because of the law, she said, doctors and nurses are less likely to ask about or …