AIA, Metlife Said Among Bidders for ING Asia Life Insurance Unit
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Best Affirms BP Captive Jupiter Insurance ‘A’ Ratings
A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a” of Guernsey-based Jupiter Insurance Limited, both with stable outlooks. Jupiter is a captive of BP plc, an integrated … View full post on Insurance Journal » News
Kansas City Life Insurance Stock Upgraded (KCLI)
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New York Hearings on ‘Forced’ Insurance in Foreclosure
Premiums for so-called force-placed insurance have more than tripled since 2004, producing enormous profits for insurers and the banks that take out policies when a homeowner fails to maintain coverage required by the mortgage, according to New York regulators. In … View full post on Insurance Journal » News
N.J. Police Chief Is Convicted of Insurance Fraud, Faces Prison Term
Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa faces up to 45 years in prison after a jury convicted him of insurance fraud and official misconduct. After deliberating three days, the panel on Wednesday found Zisa filed a false insurance report and became … View full post on Insurance Journal » News
Insurance Trades Join Suit Against Oregon’s MVR Fee Increase
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America have joined a lawsuit filed this week against the Oregon Departments of Administrative Services and Transportation to block the recently approved fee increase for motor … View full post on Insurance Journal » News
Health Insurance Exchange Rejected by Louisiana Senators
A proposal that would have set up a body of elected and appointed officials to craft the health insurance exchanges that anchor President Barack Obama’s health overhaul has failed to gain traction in the Louisiana Senate. The Senate Finance Committee … View full post on Insurance Journal » News
Despite Grant, South Dakota Will Wait on Health Insurance Exchange
South Dakota has been awarded a $5.9 million federal grant to continue research into the possibility of a state-run health insurance exchange. But Gov. Dennis Daugaard says the state will continue to wait for the outcome of the lawsuit challenging … View full post on Insurance Journal » News
A Year after Joplin Tornadoes, $2.16B in Insurance Claims Paid
The tornado that swept through Joplin, Mo., on May 22, 2011, has generated $2.16 billion in insurance claims payouts to Missouri policyholders, according to an Insurance Information Institute analysis of data from ISO’s Property Claims Service (PCS) and other sources. … View full post on Insurance Journal » News
N.Y. Compensation Insurance Rating Board Seeks 11.5% Rate Hike
The New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board (NYCIRB) has submitted to the Department of Financial Services on Thursday a loss-cost filing for an overall average loss cost change of +11.5 percent. The change in loss cost represents the anticipated cost … View full post on Insurance Journal » News
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- Early storm doesn't mean busy season, experts sayFor a hurricane season that forecasters say will be slow, this year is off to a quick start. Tropical Storm Alberto is forecast to dissipate over the next two days without making landfall, after forming off the coast of the Carolinas over the weekend — 13 days before the ... […]
- Treasury to re-examine health care coverage affordability penaltyWASHINGTON—The Treasury Department says it will take another look at whether to revamp rules published last year that now apply a stiff “affordability” penalty on employers based on what percent of the premium employees pay for single coverage. Under those rules, coverage will be considered unaffordable if the portion ... […]
- NY to boot crooked doctors from no-fault insuranceALBANY, N.Y. — Insurance regulators plan to start kicking crooked doctors out of New York's no-fault program next month, calling them linchpins in fake-accident scams that cost insurers and ultimately policyholders hundreds of millions of dollars. Regulations are set to take effect June 12. The Department of Financial Services ... […]
- Illinois dioceses, other Catholic groups sue over White House insurance mandateThe Roman Catholic dioceses of Springfield and Joliet have joined 41 other religious institutions filing simultaneous lawsuits that challenge the Obama administration's mandate that many religious employers have their health insurance cover the cost of birth control for employees. Catholic Charities programs in both dioceses also filed simultaneous laws […]
- The Insurance Status Of Children In The Emergency Department May Lead To Disparities In TreatmentIn 2009, children with public insurance were three times more likely and children with no insurance were eleven time more likely not to have a primary care physician, compared with children with private insurance. Without a primary care physician, the Emergency Department (ED) often becomes the primary point of contact ... […]
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- Early storm doesn't mean busy season, experts say
- Treasury to re-examine health care coverage affordability penalty
- NY to boot crooked doctors from no-fault insurance
- Illinois dioceses, other Catholic groups sue over White House insurance mandate
- The Insurance Status Of Children In The Emergency Department May Lead To Disparities In Treatment
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