After a federal judge rejected a proposed State Farm class-action settlement for Mississippi homeowners with storm-surge damage, which included provisions for more than $20 million in lawyers' fees, a
Units of MetLife Inc., New York, and Manulife Financial Corp., Toronto, have teamed to form Long Term Care Partners L.L.C., Portsmouth, N.H., a joint venture that manages the LTC insurance coverage
Aon has entered into an agreement to acquire Valley Oak Systems and expects to consummate the transaction by Jan. 31. Valley Oak is a provider of claims management software, services, and support for
In a statement outlining its legislative agenda, at both the federal and state levels, in 2007, the IIABA also mentioned as a goal halting state attorneys general from what it sees as a usurping of th
That forecast came from a panel of experts polled by the Insurance Information Institute for its "Early Bird" survey, who indicated that last year's low catastrophe losses, combined with a strong perf
The new report stipulates the decrease in workers' comp rates is due to the Florida legislature's modifications to the law enacted in 2003 and 2004. Changes were made in attorneys' fees, construction
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According to Best, even with weakening business activity, inflation and dollar difficulties have the potential both to frustrate the Fed's effort to suppress interest rates and to push long-term inter
Prior to serving in the administration, the new commissioner worked for Essie Consulting Group. In addition, he was a lead policy advisor for members of the joint committee on finance during three bie
The 32-page research brief, "Traffic Accidents--A Growing Contributor to Workers' Compensation Losses" also said that vehicle accidents are more severe than the average workers' comp claim, comprising