Oklahoma Seniors Ask for Bill Allowing Electronic Monitors in Care Homes

May 4th, 2013 by melissa | Comments Off | Filed in health insurance, insurance news, insurance specialists

Anyone who has ever had a relative move into assisted living or a nursing home knows the fear of having their loved one abused or neglected by the people paid to care for them.

In Oklahoma, that may soon change, as a bill requested by the Silver Haired Legislature and supported by AARP Oklahoma, which has more than 410,000 members and is the state’s largest organization of senior citizens, was recently passed by the state Senate. Read the rest of this entry »

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Arizona Approves Tax Credits for Insurance

April 27th, 2013 by melissa | Comments Off | Filed in business insurance, insurance news

In an effort to present itself as more business-friendly, the Arizona House of Representatives recently gave final approval to a bill that would give $50 million in tax breaks over three years to insurance companies that invest in high-tech corporations in that state. Read the rest of this entry »

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Medical Mistakes Bill Passed by Oregon Senate

April 12th, 2013 by melissa | Comments Off | Filed in health insurance, insurance news, malpractice insurance, medical insurance

It’s no secret that medical malpractice suits are big money for attorneys, and an equally big risk for doctors and hospitals, but what about medical mistakes that are rooted in simple human error? What about those mistakes that could be used to teach doctors better medicine? Do those really require the same intensity of legal pursuit? Read the rest of this entry »

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Nebraska Legislature to Consider 3 New Traffic Safety Measures

March 31st, 2013 by melissa | Comments Off | Filed in auto insurance, insurance news

The state of Nebraska is currently considering several measures that are meant to improve traffic safety, in part, by making certain secondary offenses into primary ones.

Specifically, the state legislature’s Transportation and Telecommunications Committee will hear three measures:

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Washington Insurance Site Improves Mobile Usability

March 16th, 2013 by melissa | Comments Off | Filed in insurance news, insurance specialists

It’s become the norm for insurance companies to offer consumers apps for their mobile phones, allowing them to file claims, check coverage, or even request roadside assistance all between games of “Words with Friends.”

Less common is for state regulatory agencies to embrace the growing trend toward mobile-user friendliness, but with its recently re-launched website that agency in charge of regulating the insurance industry for the state of Washington has done just that. Read the rest of this entry »

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Connecticut to Consider Covering PTSD Under Workers’ Compensation Insurance

February 20th, 2013 by melissa | Comments Off | Filed in insurance specialists, workers compensation insurance

Most of us are accustomed to hearing about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in connection with soldiers and sailors who have served in battle. We associate it with images of Viet Nam, and the various wars that have occurred – and are occurring – in the Persian Gulf region, and in places like Afghanistan.

The reality is that PTSD can happen to anyone who has been through a traumatic situation. One group of likely sufferers is comprised of emergency first responders – the men and women of local police, fire and paramedic departments who are first on the scene when a disaster takes place. Read the rest of this entry »

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Liberty Mutual to Retire Regional Brands

January 15th, 2013 by | Comments Off | Filed in insurance facts, insurance news, insurance specialists

Yesterday, in an announcement in the Insurance Journal, Liberty Mutual Insurance spokesperson Chris Goetchus shared his company’s plans to retire eight of its regional brand names, currently sold exclusively via independent agents.

The brands affected, all commercial lines, are America First Insurance, Colorado Casualty, Golden Eagle Insurance, Indiana Insurance, Liberty Northwest, Montgomery Insurance, Ohio Casualty, and Peerless Insurance, each of which represents its own region, and none of which does business in more than nine states.

Why retire these names? According to Goetchus, it’s because Liberty Mutual agents wanted to be able to use the more recognizable name of the parent company. Even so, he stressed, each region will retain its own local offices and underwriting authority, as well as its own management structure. Only the names are changing.

Safeco Insurance, another Liberty Mutual company, is not being affected by this decision, and will continue to offer personal insurance product lines under its existing brand, sold by independent insurance agents around the country.

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