U.S. Representatives Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., and Bart Stupak, D-Mich., have introduced a measure that would provide insurance for horse jockeys, exercise riders, trainers and backside personnel. HR 2175 proposes to amend the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to require horsemen’s …
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger wants citizens to know the Kansas Insurance Department is here to help. In a statement on Monday morning she said, “The past weekend has been devastating for the state of Kansas and its citizens, but …
A Columbus, Ga., insurance agent has been charged with three counts of insurance fraud for allegedly keeping premiums paid to her for property and taxicab liability coverage instead of forwarding the payments to an insurance company. Pollyanna Johnson, 38, is …
A new report says Mississippi recently has seen its strongest economic growth since the early 1990s, and most of the boost is from Hurricane Katrina recovery. The “Mississippi’s Business” report comes from the Center for Policy Research and Planning in …
In its ongoing, multimillion-dollar lobbying and advertising campaign decrying “frivolous” lawsuits and “jackpot” jury awards, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has anointed West Virginia the poster child of all that ails the nation’s civil justice system. The national group has …
Western National Insurance Group recently announced its plan to launch a new property/casualty insurance company with a focus on specialty lines of business. The Group currently has a wholly-owned company shell, Pioneer Insurance Co., which will be renamed “Pioneer Specialty …
U.S. officials placed a hold on 20 million chickens raised for market in several states because their feed was mixed with pet food containing an industrial chemical. Three government agencies — the Agriculture Department, the Food and Drug Administration and …
The Montana Board of Hail Insurance has raised coverage limits after Gov. Brian Schweitzer signed legislation to increase the maximum coverage under the insurance program operated by the Montana Department of Agriculture. The five-member board voted April 27 to set …
The good news of the 2007 Florida regular legislative session, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America is that consumers may save money on their automobile insurance due to the scheduled sunset of the no-fault insurance system and …
The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has already produced several reports detailing the rise in global temperatures, their probable cause(s) and the devastating effects they will have on the environment, if they remain unchecked. After an arduous week of …