Motorhome Hire NewsAppeals Court Sides with Texas Mutual on Sanctions in Work Comp Case
The Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas issued an opinion on March 16, 2010, ruling that sanctions imposed against Texas Mutual Insurance Company related to a workers' compensation ... Corps to Build Permanent Pumps, Dams in Louisiana
The Army Corps of Engineers will begin taking proposals next month for permanent replacements for pumps and floodgates at the three canals where waters poured into New Orleans after Hurricane ... Oklahoma GOP Forges Ahead With Workers' Comp Overhaul
Oklahoma Senate Republicans are continuing their push to completely overhaul Oklahoma's workers' compensation laws, arguing the system is too expensive for businesses.
The Senate Judiciary ... Lesson Learned: More Buy Flood Insurance in Minnesota After '09
When the swollen Red River threatened his house in Moorehead, Minn., last spring, all Mark Baumgardner could do was pack up, leave and hope he wouldn't lose everything, since didn't have flood ... Burdett Named President, Statewide Operations, for Frost Insurance
Bruce Burdett, an insurance executive with 38 years of industry experience, has been named president of Statewide Operations for Texas-based Frost Insurance, the insurance subsidiary of Frost ... Michigan Legislator Seeks Workers' Compensation for Illegal Immigrants
A Michigan state representative has filed a bill to give illegal aliens in the state access to workers compensation benefits if they are injured on the job.
State Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, ... Healthcare Reform Will Cut Deficit by $138 Billion, Says Budget Office
Democrats in the House of Representatives Thursday predicted weekend passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul that budget analysts said would hit President Barack Obama's fiscal targets and cut ... Ethics Awareness Month: Why We Aren't As Ethical As We Think We Are
Ever since Enron, it seems more academics have been trying to understand and rectify unethical behavior. Research in a forthcoming paper might help organizations better understand thinking ... Commercial Insurance Prices Stayed Flat in 4th Quarter: Towers Watson
A competitive market landscape perpetuated flat commercial insurance prices during the fourth quarter of 2009, according to the latest market survey.
After nearly five years of steady price ... P/C Industry Operating Profits Up Markedly in 2009: Fitch
Operating profits improved substantially during 2009 across the U.S. property/ casualty insurance industry, with most market participants reporting double-digit operating returns on capital, ... Argo Names Levinson as President of Excess/Surplus Units
Specialty lines insurer Argo Group US has appointed Louis Levinson to be president of the group's E&S segment, overseeing the underwriting and business operations of Colony, Argonaut Specialty ... Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires California's Winn & Co. Insurance Brokers
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Winn & Company Insurance Brokers, Inc. in Hollister, California. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Established in 1910, Winn & Company ... Connecticut AG Wants Crackdown on Worker Misclassification
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is heralding recommendations of a state commission that would crackdown on companies that illegally misclassify employees as independent ... Florida's Southern Oak Agrees to Reduce MGA Fee, Wind Exposure
A Jacksonville property insurance company is back in the good graces of regulators.
Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty signed off on an agreement with the Southern Oak Insurance Co. after the ... Florida Fines Homeowners Choice Over Reinsurance Contract
A Clearwater-based property insurance company is the latest Florida company to run afoul of Florida insurance regulators.
Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty ordered Homeowners Choice Property ... | 
