Preventive measures can cut insurance costs
The National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System is a voluntary incentive program that encourages community floodplain management activities that exceed the program's minimum NFIP requirements. As a result, flood insurance premium rates are discounted to reflect the reduced flood risk resulting from the community actions meeting the three goals of the rating system: reduce flood ...

Time to change life insurance?
Has someone advised you recently to exchange your present life-insurance policy for a new one?

Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. approves rate increase
BATON ROUGE -- Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. adopted a statewide average rate increase of 7 percent in a 5-1 vote Thursday, meaning that many Citizens policyholders will pay more for their insurance as policies renew starting in April.

What you should know about flood insurance
Here's some basic information about flood insurance provided by Mike Howard, a spokesman for the Bothell office of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Landlord claims accountant to blame for insurance mixup
Cedar Rapids landlord Robert Miell will claim the "good faith" defense to explain why he didn't include income from an insurance fraud scheme in his 2001 and 2002 tax returns.F. Montgomery Brown, Miell's attorney, said in his opening statement Thursday that Miell relied on his accountant to file the correct information. But the prosecution put on witnesses that claimed Miell didn't have an ...

Obama Plan for Government Insurance Criticized by GOP (Update2)
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama?s plan to have new government health insurance compete with private coverage drew Republican fire at a nomination hearing for Thomas A. Daschle to run the Health and Human Services Department.

California Hosts Insurance Recovery Forum for Wildfire Survivors
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is hosting town hall-style Insurance Recovery Forums for survivors of the November 2008 wildfires. The first of such town hall meetings was held ...

Suspect Targeting Huntington Park Insurance Offices Sought
Huntington Park police sought the public's help on Thursday in identifying a suspect in two robberies over consecutive days last month at small insurance offices located on Florence Avenue. In both cases, the robber had a black semi-automatic handgun and took money from the businesses, as well as the wallets of employees, said Sgt. John Navarrette of the Huntington Park Police Department's ...

Obama Plan for Government Insurance Draws Criticism (Update1)
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama?s plan for expanding government health insurance to compete with private coverage drew fire from a leading Senate Republican during a nomination hearing for former U.S. Senator Thomas A.

More workers, students are eligible for insurance
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority soon will expand eligibility in the Insure Oklahoma program to include more businesses and some college students.The state program helps small businesses with 50 or fewer employees provide health insurance for workers, who also pay a portion of costs. The program will be expanded to include businesses with up to 99 employees and full-time college students ages ...

Obama Plan for Government Health Insurance Draws GOP Criticism
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama ?s plan for expanding government health insurance to compete with private coverage drew fire from a leading Senate Republican during a nomination hearing for former U.S. Senator Thomas A. Daschle to run the Health and Human Services Department.

Man charged with attempting to defraud insurance company over Rolex
GREENSBORO - A Greensboro man was arrested Thursday on charges he attempted to defraud his insurance company of a near $25,000. Donnie Ray Cozart, 68, of 4603 Norsaw Court, is accused of reporting to Kemper-Unitrin insurance company that his Rolex watch had been stolen, according to arrest warrants. However, authorities say Cozart sold the watch, valued at $24,950, and tried to make an ...

ING Insurance appoints CFO
ING Insurance Bhd has appointed Anusha Thavarajah as chief financial officer and chief risk officer effective January 1, 2009. Anusha has been with ING since May 2005 and was its chief insurance risk officer and the head of product development and marketing.

Eastern Insurance being sold
Eight years ago, Brian Corbett was on the selling end of a deal between Eastern Insurance Group and Wilkes-Barre-based Penn Millers Insurance Company. Now the roles are reversed.

Citizens insurance rates to rise 7 percent
Homeowners who buy coverage through Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will see their rates rise an average of 7 percent statewide beginning in April, when policies begin renewing.

Daschle to Face Tough Questions on Competition in Health Insurance
At a confirmation hearing Thursday, Tom Daschle will most likely be asked about Barack Obama?s call for a new public health insurance plan.

Insurance brokers EPIC and Arthur J. Gallagher settle lawsuit
Edgewood Partners Insurance Center, a San Mateo-based insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm also known as EPIC, said late Thursday it has settled a pending lawsuit by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Inc., bringing the dispute to a ?mutually agreeable and confidential resolution.?

Man awaiting sentencing in insurance scam found dead
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) ? A man awaiting sentencing in a multimillion-dollar insurance scam based in Muncie has been found dead in Ohio.

City might bill insurance companies for emergency calls
DANBURY - The city's fire department is hoping to bill insurance companies for responding to some emergencies.The good news is this could provide an additional source of revenue for the city and it won't affect residents - or their insurance bills, experts said.

Kansas DOT Taps PIM Aviation Insurance President For Advisory Committee
Bonnell Selected To "Help Shape The Future Of Aviation" In State Aero-News has learned Timothy K. Bonnell, Sr. was recently appointed to the Kansas State Aviation Advisory Committee (KSAAC). Bonnell, president and founder of PIM Aviation Insurance, received the notification from Deb Miller, Kansas Secretary of Transportation.