Ironshore Names Boren Head of U.S. Field Operations
Specialty insurer Ironshore Inc. has appointed Joseph L. Boren as executive vice president of Ironshore Insurance Holdings, LLC and as president of U.S.
Internet Business Told to Stop Misrepresenting Kansas Health Exchange
An Internet business operating out of Washington state has been told to cease misrepresenting itself as linked to any official Kansas health insurance exchange. Kansas Commissioner of Insurance Sandy Praeger has ordered a halt to any Kansas references located on My HIX Insurance Exchange, as well as a telephone number linked with the site. Kansas Insurance Department (KID) officials said references were deleted from the website and confirmed by the apparent website administrator Nathan Nead of Maple Valley, Wash., after receiving the Dec
Uncommon December Tornado Hits Louisiana Hospital
December 22, 2011 by Story Submiter
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An uncommon December tornado ripped off part of a hospital roof in a southwest Louisiana city, causing several patients to be evacuated, but no injuries. The National Weather Service said the weak tornado touched down at 8:25 a.m
New York, Federal Office to Cooperate in Mortgage Probes
New York and federal officials will cooperate in investigations of banks bundling mortgages into troubled securities that helped cause the 2008 Wall Street collapse. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Steve Linick, the inspector general of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, have signed an agreement to share documents and findings.
Elderly Michigan Woman Protests High Home Insurance Bill
December 19, 2011 by Story Submiter
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An 83-year-old woman in Michigan says she won’t suffer silently after an insurance company raised her bill from $585 to $4,092. Alice LaDuke lately has been standing outside the home office of Auto-Owners Insurance in Delta Township, near Lansing, wearing a sign that says the company wants to whack her with a 600 percent surcharge
Illinois Warns of Fraudulent Health Insurance
December 19, 2011 by Story Submiter
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The chief executive of a company allegedly selling fraudulent health insurance says he is fully cooperating with the Illinois Department of Insurance to resolve the matter. Donald Chew, president and CEO of ReAssurance Health, says he has turned over all records, customer names, addresses and telephone numbers, books and computers relating to the operation of his company to investigators.
How Do I Buy Auto Insurance Online?
[fivefilters.org: unable to retrieve full-text content] The basic points and factors every consumer should know when buying insurance. Is your insurance agent/producer really explaining your coverage and how insurance work? The responsibilities of a consumer and the responsibilities of an insurance agent/producer
Learn About Getting Car Insurance Today
December 19, 2011 by Story Submiter
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[fivefilters.org: unable to retrieve full-text content] When you want to find ways to lower the cost of the coverage that you need to have, you will find one of the easiest ways is to request quotes from a variety of companies.
Alabama Awaits Detail of Data Call from Windstorms
December 18, 2011 by Story Submiter
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Regulators and consumer groups in Alabama are awaiting the results of a data call from insurers to see if they are quickly handling claims and resolving other residents’ claimants. Commissioner Jim Ridling issued the data call last month in the wake of a number of communities that flattened commercial buildings, resident housing, and vehicles and killed at least 28 individuals.
Watching Auto Insurance Videos Today
December 18, 2011 by Story Submiter
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[fivefilters.org: unable to retrieve full-text content] Many different things tend to be portrayed by auto insurance videos today. From the need for extra coverage to the results of poor driving habits, many companies want drivers to be aware of the problems on the road as well as ways to protect themselves from these issues. Additionally some companies use these movies to teach their agents ways to make a sale today.