January 19, 2006
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Very Good) of Jamaica International Insurance Company Limited (JIIC) (Kingston, Jamaica). The rating has been removed from under review with negative implications and assigned a stable outlook. This rating …
January 19, 2006
Hundreds of residential construction defect lawsuits are filed every year in California and across the western United States and most of the suits include allegations of deficiencies in the concrete used in the construction of the home. Is there merit …
January 19, 2006
California-based ADP and Akzo Nobel of the Netherlands reported that ADP has acquired 100 percent of Business Management Services, LLC, a joint venture. ADP and Akzo Nobel formed Business Management Services to create Stellix, an automotive shop management system. The …
January 19, 2006
The Tenth Annual Health Care Conference, sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Insurance, will be held on Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, at the Holiday Inn Select (formerly the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center) 4924 Constitution Avenue in Baton Rouge. Registration …
January 19, 2006
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) testified in Olympia, Wash., in support of two bills that would create the Washington’s first insurance anti-fraud unit in the insurance commissioner’s office. “Fraud costs insurance companies and our policyholders hundreds of …
January 19, 2006
Strategic acquisition is a key component of company’s goal to offer the industry’s most complete end-to-end insurance technology solutions Hoboken, NJ: Peak Performance, a leading provider of insurance technology solutions and services for the property and casualty insurance industry, announces …
January 19, 2006
NADAguides.com a vehicle information Web site, reported a partnership with GEICO, the nation’s fourth largest private passenger auto insurer. With this partnership, GEICO becomes the exclusive provider of automotive insurance for millions of NADAguides.com consumers looking to insure their new …
January 19, 2006
The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit reported that an Orleans Parish man has been arrested on a felony insurance fraud warrant. The arrest evolved from a complaint by a private insurance company. The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit …
January 19, 2006
Legislative efforts to revise or totally eliminate South Carolina’s Second Injury Fund are being disputed by two small business groups that contend they are not convinced the changes would reduce workers’ compensation costs for small employers. The Second Injury Fund …
January 19, 2006
Families of New York firefighters killed at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, failed this week to persuade the Supreme Court to allow them to go forward with a lawsuit against New York City and Motorola for supplying …