Monthly Archives: <span>August 2006</span>

Allstate Drops Alaska Earthquake Coverage

Nearly 7,000 Alaskans will lose their earthquake insurance as their policies come up for renewal in the coming months. Allstate Insurance Co. is cutting its optional earthquake coverage nationwide, and will drop this plan as policies come up for renewal, …

Judge Who Decided First Katrina Case Now Faces Hundreds

One down, hundreds to go. That’s the tally for a federal judge who ruled this week in favor of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. in the first trial to challenge insurers for refusing to cover billions of dollars in damage from …

California Workers’ Comp Rate Filing Submitted

California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau has submitted its Jan. 1, 2007 pure premium rate filing to the California Department of Insurance (CDI) recommending changes to the California Workers’ Compensation Uniform Statistical Reporting Plan – 1995 and the California Workers’ …

State Farm Files for Rate Reduction

State Farm Insurance, California’s largest auto insurer, has applied for an 8 percent average reduction for its policyholders while simultaneously implementing new auto rate regulations, according to the Department of Insurance. State Farm’s action means that about 2.8 million policyholders …

Ind. Police Dog Shot to Death Being Replaced, Insurance Doesn’t Cover Bill

An Ind. police dog handler who was attacked by his last canine will soon have a new dog. Officer Jeff Dunscomb’s dog was fatally shot by Tippecanoe County Sheriff Smokey Anderson in July after it bit the officer during a …

Wis. Governor Unveils Plan to Make Health Premiums Tax-deductible

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle unveiled a plan this week to exempt all health insurance premiums from state taxes, a break that he said would save families who qualify hundreds of dollars per year. The governor said the plan would cost …

Mass. Board to Review Health Care Plan Payment Proposals

Low-income residents would pay between $10 and $100 a month for health care under draft regulations set to be reviewed by the board overseeing the Massachusett’s sweeping new insurance law. Under the draft regulations, single adults living at the annual …

States Look to Copy N.H. Public Works Mutual Aid Network

About a decade ago, as he watched utility trucks from out of state help fix widespread power outages in New Hampshire, a light went on for Bow, New Hampshire’s public works director, Chum Cleverly. If power companies could get help …

Employers Insurance Doubles Workers’ Comp Market Share

Employers Insurance Group based in Reno, Nev., announced it has more than doubled its share of the Montana’s workers’ compensation insurance market since the start of the current year. Workers’ compensation insurance and services are offered in Montana through Employers …

Presidential Disaster Declaration Approved for El Paso, Texas

Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s office announced that a federal disaster declaration for El Paso has been approved by President Bush as a result of recent flooding in the area. “This disaster declaration means much needed assistance to El Paso is …