North Carolina Mutual Seeks Hearing on License in Virginia
Virginia regulators are seeking to suspend the nation's oldest black-owned insurer from doing business in the state, saying its finances are in hazardous condition. The Virginia State Corporation …
Washington State Report Details Cost of Medically Uninsured
The number of Washingtonians with no health insurance will soon reach 1 million, according to a report issued yesterday by the state's Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. Kreidler also predicts …
California Faces $20 Billion in Red Ink
The California Legislative Analyst's Office issued a report yesterday that says the state's General Fund is going to come up $20 billion short when its present budget ends. The report says …
Colorado Initiates System to Prevent Wildlife Crashes
Colorado's Center for Native Ecosystems has announced the launch of a new website, www.I-70WildlifeWatch.org, intended to decrease the incidence of wildlife getting hit by cars on the state's …
Report Urges Tighter Building Code for South Carolina Beachfront
South Carolina needs to take a tougher stand to keep new beachfront development from moving closer to the ocean, according to a report requested by the state's environmental agency. The report …
Proposed West Virginia ‘Fat Tax’ Hit
West Virginia Gov.
California Has Rise in Auto Insurance Fraud
In the year 2008, there was a 25 percent increase in suspected vehicle arson fraud in California, according to the state commissioner. Department of Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner said …
Louisiana Citizens Rate Increase Will Be Less Than Expected
A projected 10 percent increase in rates for clients of the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will “probably be less than that,” the chief executive officer of the state's insurer of …
New Jersey to Penalize Drivers for Ice and Snow Left on Vehicles
New Jeresy Gov.
Pinnacol Hearings Resume with Fourteen Proposals
On Friday, Colorado legislators hold their last hearing on the disposition of the state workers' compensation fund, Pinnacol Assurance.
New Hampshire Argues Claim to $110M Malpractice Fund
New Hampshire will ask the state Supreme Court today to support its claim to $110 million in surplus from a fund that underwrites malpractice insurance. The central question is whether the …
Virginia Wildland Fire Season Begins Tomorrow
Virginia foresters are asking residents to use caution when burning outdoors during the state's fall wildland fire season.
Nationwide Insurance to Drop 60,000 Home Policies in Florida
Nationwide Insurance Co. of Florida plans to reduce its personal lines property exposure in the state of Florida by nonrenewing 60,000 homeowners policies across the state. Nationwide said …
Florida Insurance Chief Grilled by Lawmakers
Some insurance companies could go out of business if a major hurricane hits Florida, the state's insurance commissioner told a Senate panel this week. But after more than an hour grilling by …
Florida Insurance Chief Grilled by Lawmakers
Some insurance companies could go out of business if a major hurricane hits Florida, the state's insurance commissioner told a Senate panel this week. But after more than an hour grilling by …
Maine Woman Cited under New Distracted Driver Law
A West Bath, Maine woman who crashed her vehicle into a telephone pole has been cited under the state's new distracted driver law. The Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Department says Kandi Frame was …
Michigan’s Credit Scoring Ban Moves to State Supreme Court
The Michigan Supreme Court is set to consider whether the state's Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) can administer rules banning the use of insurance credit scoring in rate …
California Jury Awards $49 Million for Accident
A Northern California jury has ruled that the state and two truckers are liable for $49 million in personal injury damages after an accident that left a college student with brain damage. The …
California Bill Saves Children’s Insurance
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill that will prevent nearly 700,000 low-income children from losing health insurance. Schwarzenegger signed the bipartisan bill Tuesday in the state …
Fire Rages in Ventura County
Another fire is raging in Southern California, stoked by the notoriously hot and dry Santa Ana winds, as the state moves into its prime fire season. The fire is in the north of the Los Angeles …
Ohio Officials, Insurers Look to Protect Policyholder Data
Starting Nov. 2, 2009, Ohio regulators and all insurance companies that do business in the state will begin new procedures designed to protect policyholders' personal information. Insurance …
Washington Workers’ Compensation Rates Could Rise 7.6 Percent
The state of Washington yesterday announced lower workers' compensation insurance premiums for 2010 than earlier forecasted. In June, the state's Department of Labor and Industries advised the …
Florida Insurance Chief: Homeowners Rates Might Rise; State Farm Might Stay
Homeowners insurers writing in Florida — established as well as new –are losing money and the state regulator says rates may need to go up. Also, the state's largest private home insurer, …
Ike Anniversary a Reminder That Ohio Is Not Immune to Natural Disasters
A year after Hurricane Ike swept across Ohio on Sept. 14, 2008, packing winds up to 74 mph, the state's insured losses are now estimated at $1.255 billion, the Ohio Insurance Institute reports. …
Georgia Governor Wants Anti-Fire Switch in State Building Code
North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue is pushing for the state building code to require that new homes include an electronic switch that helps prevent house fires
Missouri to Study Timeliness of Health Insurers’ Reimbursements
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has ordered the state Department of Insurance to determine whether health insurance companies in Missouri are withholding reimbursement payments to health care providers …
Indiana Appeals Court Affirms Work Comp Coverage for Obesity Surgery
An Indiana appeals court has upheld the ruling of the state's workers' compensation board that an employee at a pizza restaurant is eligible for treatment for obesity under a workers' compensation …
Court: Family Can Sue in Vermont Trooper’s Death
The family of Vermont State Police Sgt. Michael Johnson can sue the state's insurance company for as much as $11 million in connection with Johnson's death during a 2003 car chase.
Workplace Deaths Fall in Wyoming
Occupational fatalities in Wyoming decreased 31 percent from 2007 to 2008, the biggest single-year drop since the state Department of Employment started its Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries … Copyright 2009 Associated Press.
Mississippi Insurance Chief Criticizes State Farm’s 45% Coastal Rate Hike
State Farm is looking to raise coastal homeowners insurance rates in Mississippi an average 45 percent but the state regulator isn't very receptive to the idea. “I am not going to approve the …
