Chicago-based CNA Surety Corp. reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2004 of $12.2 million, or $0.28 per share, compared to net income of $10.6 million, or $0.25 per share, for the same period in 2003. The increase in …
Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) is surveying the state’s health care providers, asking how the agency can make doing business with L&I easier for health care professionals who treat injured workers. The survey is reportedly in response to …
U.S. property/casualty insurers paid a record $27.3 billion for insured property losses to homeowners and businesses from 22 catastrophic events last year—surpassing losses from 2001 that included the Sept. 11 attack—according to estimates by ISO’s Property Claim Services (PCS) unit. …
Kicking off National Consumer Protection Week, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan this week announced her Consumer Protection Division received 24,050 consumer complaints in 2004. The 2004 list marks the 19th year the list has been released. For the fourth year …
Acting Special Agent in Charge Karl Anglin of the San Francisco Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), announced that ATF is posting a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible …
The cost of auto insurance is expected to rise by just 1.5 percent in 2005, the smallest increase in five years, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). The average cost for auto insurance nationwide for 2005 is estimated at …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited L&L Construction Inc., Jenks, Okla., and Raven Lining Systems Inc., Tulsa, Okla., for a total of 23 alleged safety and health violations following the investigation of a …
Without debate, the Arkansas Senate approved legislation Monday that would breathe new life into Arkansas’ Any Willing Provider law, adopted a decade ago to allow Arkansans covered by managed-care health insurance plans to see the doctor of their choice. Senators …
AIR Worldwide Corp. (AIR) announced its Mediterranean Region Earthquake Model is now available in its detailed risk modeling software system, CLASIC/2. The update enables European primary insurers, brokers, and reinsurers to more accurately estimate earthquake losses by incorporating risk specific …
First American Flood Data Services, a flood hazard certification company and a member of The First American Corporation family of companies, has been certified by the National Flood Determination Association (NFDA), a nonprofit industry trade group that helps define industry …