Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that, following a review, it has affirmed its ratings on Holland’s ING GROEP N.V. and related entities, “including its ‘A+/A-1’ counterparty credit ratings on holding companies ING GROEP N.V., ING Verzekeringen N.V., and ING …
Paula Flowers Paula Flowers, the commissioner of Tennessee’s Department of Commerce and Insurance, recently set aside some time to talk with Insurance Journal Southeast regarding some of the industry issues impacting the Volunteer State. Flowers was appointed by Democratic Governor …
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute will hold a one-day seminar in March in San Francisco and in Long Beach to educate industry professionals on practical issues surrounding implementation of the new Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) utilization guidelines required by the 2003 …
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute has issued a new study examining the development and history of evidence-based medicine (EBM) as a tool for assuring appropriate, quality medical care, and its potential for containing treatment costs and improving California workers’ comp …
ADP Claims Services Group, a provider of integrated business solutions for the property and casualty, collision repair and automotive recycling industries, announced that AAA has chosen ADP as the preferred provider of computerized estimating systems for AAA Approved Auto Body …
Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) Commissioner Linda Watters has launched the first phase of her investigation into rising home and auto rates in Michigan. Watters issued a letter of inquiry to insurance companies writing home insurance policies …
ACS, a provider of business process and information technology outsourcing solutions, announced that the company and the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) have agreed in principle to a non-binding statement of terms from which they expect to conclude their …
Michigan-based Arbortext announced that NCCI Holdings, Inc. has selected its software to automate the process of capturing, assembling and publishing workers’ compensation information to NCCI constituents. More than 900 insurance companies, nearly 40 state governments and various Fortune 500 companies …
A recent study analyzing the driving records of more than 1 million Americans revealed students had far and away the most reported traffic accidents and speeding citations of any occupation. According to the Insurance Council of Texas, medical doctors, attorneys, …
Vermont’s Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration (BISHCA) Commissioner John Crowley issued a bulletin aimed at helping investors cope with the “increasingly complex and confusing arena of investment frauds.” Crowley released the North American Securities Administrators Association’s …