Medata, a national provider of bill review software and services for property/casualty insurers, state compensation funds, self-insured employers and third party administrators, announced that the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission has signed a $2.6 million contract for the purchase and …
The Maryland House and Senate overrode Gov. Robert Ehrlich’s veto of medical malpractice bill that includes a 2 percent premium tax on HMOs. The $64 million estimated revenues from the tax in the first year will be used to help …
On Jan. 10, 2004, Texas State Senators Rodney Ellis of Houston, Gonzalo Barrientos of Austin and Eliot Shapleigh of El Paso announced their intent to file a bill in the legislative session that began Jan. 11 that would ban the …
Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell announced Commonwealth agencies continue to support local officials and emergency responders in response to the ice storm that ripped through the northeastern part of the Commonwealth over the weekend. The PA Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) is …
Disaster Kleenup International Inc., a network of quality, independent property damage restoration contractors, announced that two of its member companies, United Services by Permaco Inc. of Lake Bluff, Illinois and Quantum Fire and Water Restoration of Bloomington, Minnesota, played a …
Alabama residents affected by Hurricane Ivan may be eligible for tax relief that could help reduce some of their financial losses, federal and state disaster recovery officials said Tuesday. “At this time of the year, with the tax filing season …
Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. on Tuesday estimated that claims relating to its exposure to the earthquake and resulting tsunami in Southeast Asia on Dec. 26, 2004 are expected to be between $25-$35 million. PartnerRe President & CEO Patrick Thiele said, “This …
Guidewire Software Inc., a provider of solutions for property and casualty and workers’ compensation insurers, announced the release of Guidewire ClaimCenter 3 – the latest version of the claims system for property and casualty (P/C) insurance carriers. Guidewire ClaimCenter is …
Calling the practice discriminatory and unfair, Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis of Houston announced he and Senators Gonzalo Barrientos of Austin and Eliot Shapleigh of El Paso will file a bill that bans credit scoring as a underwriting guideline for …
Oklahoma vehicle owners could combat an April 1 increase in auto insurance rates if a bill proposed by Rep. Jerry Shoemake (D-Morris) passes the Oklahoma Legislature. Shoemake has filed a petition to override a law, scheduled to go into effect …