As a part of its effort to insure enactment of uniform insurance laws, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) drafted the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act which required specific insurance adjuster conduct and claims handling. The Model Act, which …
A former North Providence town councilman has pleaded guilty to corruption charges, admitting he solicited tens of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for votes to approve zoning changes as well as his role in an unrelated insurance fraud …
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that an elderly woman’s estate can pursue her claims that a former state insurance adjuster robbed and assaulted her in 2006. The court’s decision fixed a procedural error by a Waukesha County circuit court …
For the second straight week, the Florida Banking and Insurance Committee failed to reach a final vote on its comprehensive property insurance bill. The delay comes as committee members remain bogged down over how to address sinkhole claims; specifically, how …
Lawmakers rejected plans for the Louisiana Department of Insurance to allow credit card payments for licenses, because they objected to the sliding scale of fees tacked onto card payments. The department had proposed the use of credit and debit cards …
Hosted by Eastern Shore’s Bill Garvey, first podcast features Randall Day of FINEOS Chicago, IL – January 25, 2011 – Eastern Shore Consulting, a consulting firm specializing in insurance software selection services, today announced it has joined forces with Insurance …
A Florida court has thrown out a rule banning public adjusters from soliciting customers within 48 hours of a disaster or other insurance claims event. The First District Court of Appeal ruled that the restriction on solicitation violates commercial speech …
Enforcement actions taken by the Texas Department of Insurance that became final during November 2010 include 10 license revocations, and fines and restitution totaling $214,632. Copies of Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin’s orders may be obtained by contacting TDI’s Public Information …
Melinda Petit has been promoted to director of claims operations for IWIF Workers’ Compensation Insurance. She will oversee management of settlement and Medicare-related processes, subrogation, claims training, claims auditing, award-processing and claims reporting. Previously, she was a claims business supervisor. …
There’s a bad faith lawsuit going on right now in the South that has been raising eyebrows throughout the insurance community. A judge will decide whether a bad-faith lawsuit will be won by the Plaintiff claiming that a lack of …