Pensacola will host the second in a series of free homeowner expos that combine the expertise of businesses and not-for-profit agencies to show Floridians how to make their homes more hurricane-resistant. “Fortify Florida: Pensacola Prepares!” is being co-hosted by Gulf …
The First Circuit Court of Hawaii has granted a motion approving the transfer of assets and policy obligations from Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt, as liquidator of The Hawaiian Insurance Guaranty Co., to qualified buyer GNW (Great Northwest Insurance) Hawaii …
Alaska Governor Frank H. Murkowski has announced hs is very pleased that workers’ compensation system reforms proposed by the administration and enacted last year by the Legislature have led to a proposed 10.5 percent reduction in workers’ compensation insurance rates …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) reported today that a Columbus woman was convicted of workers’ compensation fraud. Bobbie Knapp pleaded guilty in Franklin County Common Pleas Court to a felony count of workers’ comp fraud and received a …
The Arizona Department of Insurance has introduced an online “university,” called Insure U, desiged for insurance consumers who want to learn more about insurance issues. Organized by life stages, the site offers basic information on four major insurance types: auto, …
States cannot possibly meet a May 2008 federal deadline for making driver’s licenses more secure – or afford costs that could mount to more than $11 billion over five years, according to a survey of state motor vehicle administrators released …
Four suspects in Alameda County, Calif., have been arrested in a staged auto collision ring that allegedly caused more than 100 collisions in the Bay Area resulting in more than $2 million in losses to insurers, according to the California …
Newark, Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions has released its perspective in anticipation of a possible El Niño cycle between 2006 and 2011, and hurricane activity. On Wednesday, September 13, the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) declared that El Niño conditions …
Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Prediction Center reported that El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific and are likely to continue into early 2007. Ocean temperatures increased remarkably in the equatorial Pacific during the …
Zurich has named Mario P. Vitale as chief executive officer of its Global Corporate North America operations, effective Oct. 2. In this newly created position, Vitale will report to Geoff Riddell, CEO of Zurich Global Corporate, and will work closely …