Digital Insurance Inc. ( www.digitalinsurance.com ) has signed agreements with five additional employee benefits brokers to enhance the level of day-to-day service and product sales for a portion of their small group benefits business. The new partners include Hylant Group …
West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed an injunction against a state employer whose account with the Commission is in default. The injunction was filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court against: Pappy’s Heating & Cooling Inc., a Kanawha County plumbing …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A+’ (Superior) of The Nichido Fire and Marine Insurance Company Ltd. of Japan and its reinsured affiliate, Nichido Insurance Company (Pacific) Limited (Guam). The outlook has been revised to stable …
IVANS, Inc., a provider of networking services for the insurance and healthcare industries, has launched a new wireless fidelity solution (Wi-Fi) for insurance carriers that speeds their ability to remotely process claims and improve customer service. The new Wi-Fi service …
Calling the ongoing escalation in medical malpractice insurance rates “a threat to doctors and their patients,” Ohio Governor Bob Taft on Monday signed House Bill 282 authorizing establishment of a new Medical Liability Underwriting Association. Taft also called for additional …
Standard & Poor’s has lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on the members of Alabama-based Alfa Insurance Group (Alfa) to ‘AA-‘ from ‘AA’. Standard & Poor’s also said that it affirmed its ‘A-1+’ commercial paper rating on Alfa …
ADP Employer Services, a provider of integrated outsourced payroll and human resources services, has released its seventh annual Hiring Index, a yearly evaluation of hiring trends and issues. Compared to last year’s index, the number of full background checks performed …
GEICO and Safelite AutoGlass have teamed up to provide free VIN etching and free windshield inspections to motorists on Saturday, April 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at GEICO facilities, 4400 Ocmulgee East Blvd. in Macon, Georgia. Insurance experts believe …
St. Paul Travelers has introduced an enhanced version of Global Companion, an international commercial property and general liability product designed to help protect U.S.-based companies from the risks associated with conducting business overseas. U.S.-based companies with international operations face a …
The BMW Car Club of America (BMW CCA) Foundation has announced a partnership with Liberty Mutual Group and BMW dealers throughout the U.S. designed to save the lives of teen drivers. Through the BMW CCA Foundation’s Street Survival safe teen …