One of the toughest decisions a mother can face is between caring for a new infant and returning to work. The first few months of life are a critical bonding time between mother and child; however, with few companies providing …
The California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Board of Directors announced they have appointed Lawrence E. Mulryan interim president. Mulryan will oversee State Fund operations while the Board conducts a national search for a new president. While Insurance Journal was unable …
Disgusted with his insurance company after Hurricane Katrina, the Rev. Simmie Harvey let his New Orleans homeowner policy lapse and left his house in the hands of a higher power. Somebody up there must like the 88-year-old Baptist minister: His …
The Colorado Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to vote on Friday on a bill that insurance associations say would force drivers to pay for mandated coverage that most consumers now choose to reject. Senate Bill 193 would require an auto …
Two Pelican Bay State Prison correctional officers have been arrested for stealing insurance premium payments and issuing bogus documents to customers of their insurance agency, some of whom were fellow prison employees, according to the California Department of Insurance. Margaret …
Los Angeles, CA – Derek Gullage has joined GJ Sullivan Reinsurance (GJS Re) as Vice President in their Los Angeles office. Mr. Gullage previously spent ten years with the Farmers Insurance Group, where most recently he was Director of Reinsurance, …
BP PLC’s board failed to oversee process safety at the company’s refineries prior to a fatal explosion at its Texas City refinery, a U.S. regulator said March 19. Executive management and BP’s corporate board “either did not get, or failed …
The deadline to sign-up for disaster programs available through USDA’s Farm Service Agency is fast approaching, Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Bob Odom announced. Louisiana producers who suffered losses due to the 2005 hurricanes may be eligible. “FSA extended the …
Rulebook Supplement 2007-01 containing rules adopted by the Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation is available online from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of Workers’ Compensation. The supplement can be printed from the TDI website at http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/wc/rules/tableofcontents/supplements.html. To purchase a …
The UK-based Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) weather forecaster has issued a revised assessment of the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, which indicates that it will be a more active season than previously expected. TSR, which operates in cooperation with the Benfield …