Mark York, a spokesman for the Public Protection Cabinet, of which the DOI is a member agency, said the post of insurance commissioner is appointed by the governor and does not require legislative con
Net income for the U.S. property-casualty insurance sector plummeted nearly 50 percent in the first quarter of 2008, undermined by a net loss on underwriting, unusually high catastrophe losses and
Vice President Cheney shot 78-year-old Henry Whittington with birdshot pellets from a 28-gauge Perazzi shotgun during a quail hunt on a Texas ranch, prompting a media blitz at the time--including wide
New York retail and wholesale agents fired a barrage of arguments at regulators who are considering their request for a change in the rule governing their placement of certain hard-to-place excess
Before LaRue vs. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates ended up being heard by the Supreme Court, lower courts dealt with questions about which sections of ERISA would allow James LaRue to bring his case for
It will take time and further court proceedings to know the true impact of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision involving ERISA litigation, but at least one fiduciary liability insurer has no
Scott Anderson, owner and executive vice president of Concorde General Agency and a past president of the American Association of Managing General Agents, found this out while fleshing out an idea he
When it comes to insurers covering hunting clubs and camps, it's far more common to see claims for slips and falls, as well as accidents involving traps and all-terrain vehicles, rather than an
Fireman's Fund will lower homeowners insurance rates in California by 17.9 percent after negotiations with the state's Insurance Department. The decrease is over three times greater than the percentag
Howard Goldblatt, governor affairs director for the coalition, said legislatures around the country were focused on economic issues this session, and that may have impacted the time available to focus