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Expect Influx of Soft Tissue Claims to Workers Comp as ACA Takes Hold: WCRI
Workers compensation insurers should expect more cost shifting from group health plans as a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) takes hold, according to new research from the Workers ...
FEMA Shows Some Progress Implementing Flood Insurance Changes: GAO
The agency responsible for managing the federal flood insurance program has made progress in carrying out key changes mandated by Congress in two recent laws but lacks resources and data to ...
QBE Selling U.S. Agency Biz For $300M
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. announced Tuesday that it is selling its U.S. agency businesses to California-based Alliant Services Inc. for about $300 million and exiting the distribution business. The ...
Google Poised to Enter U.S. Auto Insurance Market: Report
Giant search engine Google, which already offers auto insurance online in the United Kingdom, could soon be selling auto insurance online in the U.S. Google Compare Auto Insurance Services Inc., its ...
Federal Agencies Offer Flood Insurance Rule for Lenders
The federal government is offering residential property lenders guidance on escrowing their borrowers' flood insurance premiums and on when property owners do not have to buy flood coverage for ...
ACE CEO Said Ebola Risk Underwriting Approach is ‘Common Sense’
ACE Chief Executive Officer Evan Greenberg blasted news reports about his company's stance on Ebola risks as "sensationalized." In response to an analyst's question on the issue during an earnings ...
With Premium Refunds in Process, Criticism of Flood Insurance Program Ebbs
Insurance agent, insurance carrier and real estate lobbyists praised federal regulators in charge of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) last week on Capitol Hill, agreeing that the process ...
NAIC Explores Revamp of How it Conducts Business
The national organization for state insurance regulators, which has been telling federal and international regulators how they should govern the industry, has decided to engage a consultant to audit ...