All the headlines from our Policyholder Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 7 2006 // Julian James, Lloyd’s Director Worldwide Markets, told delegates at the PCI Conference in Seattle that, despite the industry’s “current good fortune, I could make a strong case that we are still standing...
Nov 6 2006 // Is fair trial in Gulfport possible given negative press, number of prominent policyholders?State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. has filed a motion in federal court in Gulfport, claiming it will get a fairer trial somewhere...
Nov 6 2006 // California’s State Auditor’s review of the Department of Insurance’s handling of the Executive Life Insurance Co. estate confirms that appropriate actions have been taken on behalf of policyholders who...
Nov 6 2006 // They’re involved with policyholders every day yet too few people know how these safety valves operateThe National Insurance Guaranty Fund program, operating in every state, is the “untold story” in the...
Nov 5 2006 // State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. has filed a motion in federal court in Gulfport, claiming it will get a fairer trial somewhere other than the Mississippi Gulf Coast.Fifty-two policyholders, along with current and...
Nov 5 2006 // California’s State Auditor’s review of the Department of Insurance’s handling of the Executive Life Insurance Co. estate confirms that appropriate actions have been taken on behalf of policyholders who...
Nov 5 2006 // The National Insurance Guaranty Fund program, operating in every state, is the “untold story” in the property casualty industry, one insurance trade executive says.“The thing to remember about the...
Oct 30 2006 // State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. has filed a motion in federal court in Gulfport, claiming it will get a fairer trial somewhere other than the Mississippi Gulf Coast.Fifty-two policyholders, along with current and...
Oct 25 2006 // Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman on Monday gave formal approval for Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota to refund some of its premium surplus to policyholders.The Fargo-based health insurer had more than $220 million...
Oct 23 2006 // A hearing with oral arguments on the legality of the use of credit scoring in setting insurance rates took place in Lansing, Mich., this month at the Hall of Justice.The appeals hearing follows the ruling by Judge James H....
Oct 23 2006 // Identity-related fraud is a virulent crime, with 3.5 times the aggregate losses of all property crimes, such as burglary, larceny and vehicle theft, reported last year. In today’s technology- information-driven...
Oct 20 2006 // Louisiana regulators on Oct. 18 approved rate increases for Farmers Insurance Exchange, ensuring that prices for the company’s homeowner policies across coastal Louisiana will nearly double early next year.The...
Oct 20 2006 // California’s State Auditor’s review of the Department of Insurance’s handling of the Executive Life Insurance Co. estate confirms that appropriate actions have been taken on behalf of policyholders who...
Oct 20 2006 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner R. Steven Orr has ordered Allstate Insurance to return $17.5 million to 20,571 of its auto policyholders in Maryland whom he says were improperly charged.This restitution is in addition to a...
Oct 19 2006 // Rhode Island’s largest workers’ compensation insurer is apologizing to more than 14,000 policyholders eight months after an audit found that Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. gave improper breaks to preferred...
Oct 18 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced that the Department’s Conservation and Liquidation Office will distribute a record $1.25 billion to claimants of failed insurance companies during...
Oct 11 2006 // A hearing on the legality of the use of credit scoring in setting insurance rates took place this week in Lansing, Mich. at the Hall of Justice.The appeals hearing follows the ruling by Judge James H. Fisher to strike down...
Oct 3 2006 // Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has filed a proposal that could reduce rates up to 43 percent for policyholders in the most sinkhole prone counties who opt out of buying coverage for sinkhole related claims next...
Oct 3 2006 // San Francisco-based Quality Planning Corp., the rating integrity solutions company, today released its annual Premium Rating Error report, showing premium rating errors remain a drag on auto insurer profitability. QPC...
Oct 3 2006 // A new federal report has found that the long-term development of the private terrorism insurance market remains at best uncertain due to the unpredictable nature of terrorist attacks.The President’s Working Group on...