A Southern California medical management company accused of fraudulent workers' compensation-related billing has dismissed $70 million worth of filed claims, the largest workers' compensation mass …
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The bad news is that overall organic growth for independent insurance agencies is down. The good news is that there continues to be growth in two areas: personal lines and group product …
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Independent Insurance Agencies’ Overall Growth Down But Personal Lines Up
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The bad news is that overall organic growth for independent insurance agencies is down. The good news is that there continues to be growth in two areas: personal lines and group product …
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Independent Insurance Agencies’ Overall Growth Down But Personal Lines Up
Sep
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A new company named ClearSide General has opened in California, specializing in personal lines automobile coverage.
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ClearSide Opens for Automobile Business in California
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A new company named ClearSide General has opened in California, specializing in personal lines automobile coverage. The new company was started with the aim of servicing “the needs of the …
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ClearSide Opens for Automobile Business in California
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The Illinois Supreme Court has sided with health care providers who treated a mentally ill man who subsequently murdered his wife.
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Court: Negligence Not Transferred to Illinois Woman Murdered by Husband
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BrickStreet Mutual Insurance has remitted its final payment to West Virginia for funds it owes the state for aiding its transition from a state-run organization to a private carrier in …
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West Virginia Workers’ Comp Insurer BrickStreet Free of Debt to State
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30
A Delaware Superior Court has ruled that John Henry Smith Insurance Co.
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Delaware Court Changes Underinsured Limits in Case of Hurt Motorcyclist
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Ironshore Inc.
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Ironshore Expands U.S. Distribution Network
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The Buckner Company has hired J.
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Utah Firm Hires Ogden Associate
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California State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced today that the Department of Insurance has reached a $600,000 settlement agreement with Life Insurance Company of North America …
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California Settles Life Insurer Violations Case
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Mike Tully has joined the team of Lassiter Ware Insurance in the Maitland, Fla., office as a commercial insurance consultant, specializing in technology, medical/life sciences and …
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Planned information technology (IT) spending by property/casualty insurance companies increased 1.6 percent from 2008 to 2009, according to researchers. The planned increase in spending from …
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P/C Insurers’ Technology Spending Up 1.6%
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Insurance brokers say private companies won't sell flood insurance in Kent, Renton, Auburn and Tukwila where the Corps of Engineers says Green River flooding is likely this winter.
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Insurers Back Away from Washington Flood Area
Sep
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People affected by the massive wildfire that burned about 250 square miles northeast of Los Angeles are calling for a federal investigation into what they say was a poor initial response to the …
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California Wildfire Victims Want Probe
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Grand Forks County, N.D., residents are getting a look at a proposed new flood insurance rate map. Zoning administrator Bev Collings says it's the first major change in the map since 1977. She …
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Grand Forks, N.D., Flood Insurance Map Now Available
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The Texas Apartment Association Workers' Compensation Program has earned a 14 percent, or $395,000, dividend from Texas Mutual Insurance Company. Program administrators Michael Whorton and …
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Texas Apartment Association Program Earns $395K Comp Dividend
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In West Virginia, where there's roughly one deer for every two people and the largest city boasts an annual deer hunt within its boundaries, it's no surprise the animals pose a common hazard for …
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West Virginia Accustomed to Being Leader in Deer Collisions
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A federal judge in Pennsylvania is allowing a class-action claim against an insurance company accused of failing to pay overtime to claims adjusters that worked at a Pittsburgh-area …
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Judge Allows Class-Action Overtime Suit against Erie Indemnity Co.
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By networking existing databases and adding secure reporting and analytic functions, two insurance industry organization hope to create a nationwide information sharing system on cargo …
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Insurance Industry to Create National Database to Combat Cargo Crime
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By networking existing databases and adding secure reporting and analytic functions, two insurance industry organization hope to create a nationwide information sharing system on cargo …
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Insurance Industry to Create National Database to Combat Cargo Crime
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Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.
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Bank of America’s McGee Named New CEO by The Hartford
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Sears Holdings Corp. agreed to pay a record $6.2 million to settle a lawsuit by the U.S.
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Sears to Pay Record $6.2 Million to Settle Employment Bias Case
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The former head of compliance overseeing Moody's Corp.'s credit ratings business was routinely ignored when he warned that the firm was not properly monitoring municipal bond ratings, according to …
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Former Moody’s Executives Criticize Firm’s Credit Rating Process
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A U.S. Senate panel Tuesday rejected a government-run “public” insurance option as part of a broad healthcare overhaul, handing insurers an early victory and setting the stage for a long fight …
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U.S. Senate Panel Rejects Public Healthcare Option; More Votes Ahead
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Willis Group Holdings has completed the purchase of 100 percent of the share capital of Herzfeld Willis S.A.
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Willis Acquires 100% of Argentina Business
Sep
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The White House is weighing sanctions targeting Iran's dependence on gasoline imports and insurance firms that underwrite the trade, even as U.S. officials focus for now on diplomatic efforts to …
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US May Target Insurers, Gasoline Imports in Iran Sanctions Strategy
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Torus, a global specialty insurer, has established Torus (Bermuda) Services Ltd. as a Managing General Agent (MGA) in Bermuda for Torus Insurance (UK) Limited, to “provide enhanced service to its …
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Torus Opens New Managing General Agency in Bermuda
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A huge magnitude 8.3 earthquake in the South Pacific created a series of tsunami waves that struck the islands of Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga and Pago Pago, causing the deaths of at least 100 …
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Deadly South Pacific Tsunami Kills at Least 100 People after 8.3 Quake
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The 27-square-mile wildfire known as the Guiberson in Ventura County is 100 percent contained. However, it may be a few more days before it is fully extinguished, fire officials said.