Lloyd’s has announced that it will establish a dedicated program to recruit and train 50 claims professionals over the next five years, which it said is equivalent to “10 per cent of claims personnel currently in the market.” The Lloyd’s …
ISO’s Applied Informatix unit is developing a data source for insurers that want to develop state-of-the-art underwriting and rating plans involving driving behavior or use analytics to differentiate their driving behavior programs. According to Steven C. Craig, general manager of …
The Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors has suspended the home improvement license of American Shingle LLC, a company whose sales strategy officials say has involved representatives driving through neighborhoods and promising homeowners insurance-reimbursed roof repairs or replacements. The company has …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued citations to Martin Operating Partnership LP, in Smackover, Ark., for one alleged willful and 21 alleged serious violations of federal health and safety regulations. Penalties total $165,600. OSHA’s …
Missouri Insurance Director John M. Huff has issued a cease and desist order and more than $1 million in fines in a massive crackdown against bogus health insurance plans being sold in Missouri. The order targets 14 companies and individuals …
Connecticut’s congressional delegation is asking President Obama to reconsider the denial of federal aid for tornado-related damage in Fairfield County. The delegation wrote to Obama on Tuesday saying the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s rejection of the aid will deprive property …
Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty for two men accused of killing seven people in a suburban Chicago apartment house they allegedly set on fire for the insurance money. The Chicago Tribune reports that lawyers for 60-year-old building owner …
As Ohio recovers from the swarm of tornadoes that hit the state on Sept. 16 it won’t be seeking aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. A spokeswoman for Gov. Ted Strickland tells The Columbus Dispatch the administration has determined …
A Texas state representative has issued a second request for information from the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association regarding a $189 million settlement in a class action lawsuit stemming from Hurricane Ike that was previously denied by a Galveston County district …
The first in what could be many more potential lawsuits, a resident of the neighborhood evacuated by a deadly gas line explosion in San Bruno, Calif., is suing Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Steve Dare filed the lawsuit in San …