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(Washington, DC – Insurance News and Markets) - The 2009 Homeowners Insurance Report, which provides data on market distribution and average cost by policy form and amount of insurance, was released in early January, 2009 by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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(London, UK – Insurance News and Markets) - Lloyd’s Chairman John Nelson recently released a statement outlining the challenges likely to be faced by the company in the upcoming year. Despite 2011 being a difficult year throughout the global insurance agency, Nelson predicted better times ahead for 2012. Nelso...
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(Boston, MA – Insurance News and Markets) - Two organizations have been given the green light to act as group purchasing cooperatives, according to the Patrick-Murray Administration’s Division of Insurance. This move crates additional possible resources for small businesses and individuals to save money on hea...
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(London, UK – Insurance News and Markets) - An unprecedented barrage of natural disasters made for an unforgettable year for the insurance business, according to Lloyd’s CEO Richard Ward who recently released a statement looking back on the events of 2011.
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(Harrisburg, PA – Insurance News and Markets) - Governor Tom Corbett last month signed into a law a bill that gives the Pennsylvania Insurance Department expanded authority to review and forbid rate increases in the small group market.
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(Trenton, NJ – Insurance News and Markets) - Consumers should shop around and consider their options carefully when deciding on new insurance for 2012. This according to Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Tom Considine. According to Considine, too many consumers are paying unnecessarily high prem...
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(Washington, DC – Insurance News and Markets) - The DC Council’s passage of the Health Benefits Authority Exchange legislation was recently praised by Mayor Vincent C. Gray. The legislation is designed to allow final approval for the creation of the district’s health insurance exchange (HIX). The exchange is ...
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Approval of ‘Principally At-Fault’ Regulations Announced
News Staff | 01-18-2012
(Sacramento, CA – Insurance News and Markets) - The final approval of amended regulations designed to uncomplicated the requirements for determining whether a driver is principally at-fault for and accident affecting consumers’ ability to get “Good Driver Discounts” under Proposition 13 was an...
Check Which ‘Frozen Assets’ Are Covered by Your Policy
News Staff | 01-18-2012
(Washington, DC – Insurance News and Markets) - It’s that time of year again; when the winter wind blows and the snow piles up in drifts against doorways and sidewalks. Whether traveling in snow or simply hitting the slopes in search of a little winter fun, you’ll want to know you are covered...
Red Tape Slashed by Affordable Care Act
News Staff | 01-17-2012
(Washington, DC – Insurance News and Markets) - The Affordable Care Act, which sets new and higher standards for electronic funds transfers relating to health care, will cut about $4.5 billion from the administrative costs incurred by hospitals, doctors, states, private health plans, and myria...
Healthcare Professionals Named to Advisors Program
News Staff | 01-17-2012
(Baltimore, MD – Insurance News and Markets) - Seventy-three professionals from 27 states and the District of Columbia were named recently as persons selected to serve on a new Innovation Advisors Program. This announcement came Jan. 3, 2012 from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...
Vegas Man Pleads Guilty in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
News Staff | 01-16-2012
(Washington, DC – Insurance News and Markets) - A New Mexico man pleaded guilty Jan. 4, 2012 to his involvement in a $3.4 million mortgage fraud scheme that effected victims in and around Las Angeles. Hugo Patrick Coutelin, 62, of Santa Fe, made his plea in front of U.S. District Judge Kent K...
Carson Man Gets 12 Years for Investment Fraud
News Staff | 01-16-2012
(Los Angles, CA – Insurance News and Markets) - A man accused of running a fraudulent investment company that bilked dozens of investors out of their money was sentenced Jan. 3, 2012 in United States District Court by Judge Stephen V. Wilson. Under Wilson’s sentence, James A. Rivera, 42, of Ca...
Important Laws Going Into Effect in 2012
News Staff | 01-13-2012
(Sacramento, CA – Insurance News and Markets) - There were a number of important bills passed in 2011 which went into effect Jan. 1, 2012, many of which Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones pointed out in a recent press release. Of the new consumer protection laws, nine were sponsored by Jones’ o...
Former Administrator Arraigned on 12 Counts
News Staff | 01-13-2012
(Springfield, MO – Insurance News and Markets) - A former Jasper County public administrator was in federal court recently to answer 12 counts of fraud and misuse of public funds. Rita Hunter pleaded innocent at that arraignment.
Jones Announces Battle against State’s ‘Underground Economy’
News Staff | 01-12-2012
(Sacramento, CA – Insurance News and Markets) - The state of California is rife with labor law and insurance related violations which exist in an “underground economy,” according to Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. In a recent announcement, Jones stated that the Department of Insurance—a par...
Sentences Handed Down in Insurance Company Scam
News Staff | 01-12-2012
(Houston, Texas – Insurances News and Markets) - A Texas man was sentenced recently to 15 months in federal prison as a result of his involvement in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud from July 2007 to July 2009. Shane Ladell Rhodes, 37, of Tomball, TX was the last of several defendants charged...
Drug Shortages Must be Reduced, says Obama Administration
News Staff | 01-11-2012
(Washington, DC – Insurance News and Markets) - The Obama Administration says the country cannot wait for a solution to drug shortages. In response to President Obama’s Executive Order, delivered Oct. 31, 2011, his administration issued an interim final rule designed to achieve that goal.
Unemployment Data Released
News Staff | 01-11-2012
(Washington, DC – Insurance News and Markets) - The United States Department of Labor recently released data related to unemployment insurance weekly claims for the week ending Dec. 10, 2011. According to that report, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 366,000. This ...
Individual Child Insurance Making Comeback
News Staff | 01-10-2012
(Oklahoma City – Insurance News and Markets) - Oklahoma insurers, along with those in over 20 other states, stopped issuing individual health insurance policies following the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act last year. Insurers cited a concern that the federal reform l...
State Compensation Insurance Fund Decision Applauded
News Staff | 01-10-2012
(Sacramento, CA – Insurance News and Markets) - Qualifying policyholders will receive $50 million in dividends following a decision by the State Compensation Insurance Fund to return $50 million in policy premiums to employers in California. This move was applauded by Insurance Commissioner Da...
Jobs and Housing Top Factors in 2012 Election, Poll Finds
News Staff | 01-09-2012
(Washington, DC – Insurance News and Markets) - A recent poll conducted by consumer website HouseLogic.com showed that jobs and the nation’s housing market will likely be among the most critical issues voters consider when going to the polls in the 2012 election. Nearly 33 percent of those res...
NTSB Recommends Ban on Electronic Devices While Driving
News Staff | 01-09-2012
(Washington, DC – Insurance News and Markets) - The National Transportation Safety Board recently recommended a nationwide ban on the use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) while driving except in the case of emergencies. These include text messaging devices and cell phones. The recommendat...
Producer Price Index for Finished Goods up in November
News Staff | 01-06-2012
(Washington, DC – Insurance News and Markets) - The United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released the results of its Producer Prices Indexes for the month of November 2011. That report showed that the Producer Price Index for finished goods in November advance...
Insurance Agent Must Pay Over False Federal Crop Insurance Claims
News Staff | 01-06-2012
(Washington – Insurance News and Markets) - The United States government will be $834,897.50 richer following an agreement between the government and Russell Hawley and Hawley Insurance, Inc. of Vail, Iowa. Hawley has agreed to the payment in order to put to rest allegations that his company f...
Farm Bureau Takeover of Insolvent Companies Approved
News Staff | 01-05-2012
(Jefferson City, Missouri – Insurance News and Markets) - Missouri Farm Bureau will assimilate the operations of three insolvent insurance companies under a proposal recently approved by a Barton County judge. The companies in question lost solvency after paying claims from the tornado which r...
Insurance Costs Can be in Part Controlled by Medical Homes
News Staff | 01-05-2012
(Helena, Montana – Insurance News and Markets) - A new model for health care delivery may help reduce costs and boost quality in Montana, according to Monical J. Lindeen, commissioner of securities and insurance. The new model is the result of information gleaned from an advisory council estab...
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