HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a provider of managed care industry intelligence, reports that the state of Arizona is responding to its population boom with new initiatives to reduce the number of uninsured. According to the Phoenix Market Overview, a proposed amendment to the …
With an ever-increasing number of policyholders, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association is considerably under-funded in the event a major hurricane makes landfall in Galveston or Corpus Christi, according to Jerry Johns, president of Southwestern Insurance Information Service. Last year TWIA …
Ernesto may not be a hurricane, but it continues to be a very persistent tropical storm. After passing over Florida with a lot of rain and wind, but minimal damage, Ernesto has gained new strength with maximum sustained winds near …
A Louisiana state agency doling out $7.5 billion in federal housing aid to hurricane victims shut down its online application system after it discovered personal information was inadvertently being shared with others. The shutdown of the application system, which was …
The line of people suing insurance companies – just in case something derails Louisiana’s one-year extension of the deadline for victims of last year’s hurricanes – spilled out of the clerk of court’s office in New Orleans Aug. 28. Courier …
On the afternoon of Friday, October 6, the family and friends of Katie Froeschle will host the First Annual Katie Froeschle Memorial Golf Tournament at the Heritage Harbor Golf & Country Club located in Lutz, Florida just north of Tampa. …
The Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association recently elected officers for 2006-2007. Elected chairman of the governing committee was Terry Mack, consultant property and casualty underwriting operations, State Farm Insurance Companies, Bloomington, Ill. He previously served as vice chair. Corise Morrison, …
The future of any industry, including the independent insurance agency system, depends on the successful development and advancement of today’s young professionals. One event designed to help young agents master the skills needed to grow their businesses, is the National …
Iowa is among the nation’s leaders in having its citizens insured, U.S. Census data released Monday shows. According to U.S. Census figures, the percentage of Iowans without health insurance was 9.1 percent during 2004-2005, a drop from 10.4 percent in …
Most Americans favor public policies that could help to mitigate the damage caused by catastrophic natural disasters before they happen, but many Americans remain unprepared for a disaster in their own homes and communities. Nine out of ten adult Americans …