The race for Louisiana insurance commissioner, an office that has received a lot of past attention for all the wrong reasons, features a non-elected incumbent and a term-limited legislator trying to fill an unexpired term that popped up in the …
Boston-based insurer Liberty Mutual has added online access to full workers’ compensation claims documents to improve the claims management process. The company is one of the first insurers to provide those responsible for managing a claim instant online access to …
Hundreds of people remained without homes or power in central and eastern Missouri on Saturday, one day after a storm churned up about 10 twisters and drenched some parts of the state with as much as a foot of rain. …
A woman who sued two Dubuque police officers for using excessive force has reached a settlement, attorneys said. Carrie Bills, who has cerebral palsy, claimed the officers caused her “excruciating pain” when they arrested her Feb. 11, 2003, for disorderly …
The Mississippi Supreme Court needs more money to hire special judges to preside over Hurricane Katrina-related insurance lawsuits, says Chief Justice Jim Smith. Judges in George, Greene and Jackson counties have stepped down from hearing such cases. The Supreme Court …
The U.S. government asked a federal appeals court last week to find that former Environmental Protection Agency chief Christine Todd Whitman cannot be blamed for telling residents near the World Trade Center site that the environment was safe after the …
State Farm has ordered an independent investigation into one of its vendors and suspended work with Haag Engineering Co. based on an Oklahoma jury’s finding that the insurance company used Haag reports to maliciously deny policyholder claims, a newspaper reports. …
Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell caught the brunt of shoreline homeowners’ frustration and anger over spiking insurance premiums during a public forum on the issue. Cogswell had approved a plan this summer by the Andover Companies to cancel policies if …
Modern pirates may no longer favor black beards, eye patches and rum, but they nonetheless remain a threat to shipping. Munich Re has duly recognized the problem in a newly issued brochure on the hazard of piracy at sea, which …
Regional insurance carriers again topped the list of best performers when it comes to ease of doing business, according to a new survey by Deep Customer Connections Inc. based in Acton, Mass. West Bend Mutual, headquartered in Wisconsin, and Grange …