Monthly Archives: <span>March 2015</span>

Intygral – New Leadership, New Corporate Name with A Fresh Vision for Insurance Industry Digital Marketing System

New Identity Reflects Increased Focus on Expanding Collaboration and Successful Partnerships with Insurance Agencies Warwick, RI, March 25, 2015 – More than 70 percent of consumers turn to the Internet first – via computers, smartphones and tablets – to research, …

Forget Your Password? Two New Ways to Log In

Tired of trying to remember a different password for each of your online accounts? Or worried about re-using the same password too many times? You’re not alone. Tech experts agree that traditional passwords are annoying, outmoded and too easily hacked. …

Wisconsin Medical Malpractice Claims Fall to Record Low

The Director of State Courts in Wisconsin says medical malpractice claims hit a record low last year. The number of medical malpractice lawsuits fell to 84 last year from 140 in 2013. In 1999, there were 294 suits filed. The …

New Earthquake Hazard Maps for Oklahoma

The U.S. Geological Survey is expected to release a new hazard map for earthquakes in Oklahoma. The Oklahoman reports that data collection has continued with the help of the Oklahoma Geological Survey after the state recorded more earthquakes of a …

No Work for Storm Chasers as Tornadoes Vanish in U.S.

The same weather pattern that made the West warm and dry and the Northeast cold and snowy has contributed to keeping the rest of the U.S. relatively free of tornadoes so far this year. In the first two months of …

Joyce Named Nautilus Insurance SVP of Claims

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Nautilus Insurance Group, an E&S and specialty lines carrier and a member company of W. R. Berkley Corp., has announced two changes to the management team of the organization. Michael J. Kilgas, who has served as senior vice …

Fireman’s Fund Pays $44M to Settles Crop Insurance Fraud Charges

Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has agreed to pay $44 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that it knowingly issued insurance policies that were ineligible under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) federal crop insurance program and falsified …

New Hampshire Senate Committee Won’t Back Workers’ Comp Fee Schedule

A key Senate policy committee is backing a workers’ compensation reform bill that it says will reduce costs by 7.5 percent without imposing a price-fixing mechanism backed by business groups. “This agreement will bring real savings to New Hampshire businesses, …

Connecticut Governor Taps Former Cigna Exec as Insurance Commissioner

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is nominating a former Cigna Corp. executive as Connecticut’s newest insurance commissioner. The Democrat announced Friday that Katharine Wade of Simsbury will replace Thomas Leonardi, who resigned in December to work with a New York investment …

Workers’ Comp Exclusive Remedy Bars Bad Faith Claim in North Carolina

The exclusive remedy provisions in North Carolina’s workers’ compensation law were recently challenged by an injured worker who sought to bring a bad faith claim against the insurer. The worker, Jeff Bowden, was injured while on the job. While his …