House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-Calif.) and Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman James Greenwood (R-Pa.), Thursday reintroduced the Greenwood-Cox HEALTH Act, a bipartisan bill to control skyrocketing health care liability costs and ensure the availability of …
Ohio Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin praised a recent decision of the 8th District Court of Appeals in Cuyahoga County, which provides protection to Ohio insurance consumers and defends Mayfield Village-based Progressive Insurance Company from a national class action that …
A. Bilbrough & Co., the managing agents of the London Protection and Indemnity Club, the marine insurers that issued coverage for the oil tanker Prestige, have posted a 3 million Euro ($3.24 million) bond for the release of Apostolos Mangouras, …
The Workers’ Health and Safety division of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (TWCC) scheduled a one-day educational seminar in Houston on Warehouse Safety. The seminar will take place February 26, 2003 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. a.m. at the …
Dallas-based Docucorp(R) International, a provider of enterprise information solutions, forged a marketing alliance with Castek Inc., a policy and claims administration systems provider, through which the companies will jointly offer their products and services to property and casualty insurers. William …
Citizens Against Government Waste announced it named Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) its February 2003 Porker of the Month for putting taxpayers on the hook for millions of dollars in potential liability cost in Florida. A nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to …
The California Department of Insurance (CDI) has issued a notice to remind insurers, employers and physicians about required reporting procedures. State law requires any physician who treats an injured worker to complete a “Doctor’s First Report of Injury” and file …
The 3rd Annual Best Practices for Online Claims Processing & Management Conference will be held March 10-11 at the Wyndham Hotel in Chicago. For more information, contact Dave Reichlin at (212) 967-0095 or log onto: dreichlin@srinstitute.com or www.srinstitute.com/ci263.
A gift of more than $85,000 from State Farm Insurance Co. will help fund research and scholarships at Indiana State University’s insurance and risk management program. Nearly $61,000 of that money will fund the research of ISU professor Mary Ann …
Nancy Obertello has been appointed vice president and member of the Executive Committee of State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF). Obertello brings more than a quarter century of workers’ compensation experience to her new post. She joined the State Fund’s Santa …