A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “bbb” from “bbb+” and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) of Wolverine Mutual Insurance Co. of Dowagiac, …
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February 2009
Monthly Archive
Fri 27 Feb 2009
A.M. Best Downgrades Michigan’s Wolverine Mutual Insurance
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Fri 27 Feb 2009
Harden & Associates in Jacksonville, Florida recently named Jennifer Retamar and Shaun Woleshin as vice presidents.
Retamar is an Employee Benefits account executive in the Jacksonville office …
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Fri 27 Feb 2009
Obama Budget Would Boost Funds for Workplace Safety Programs
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Labor Department would get more money to boost enforcement of workplace health, safety and wage laws under President Barack Obama’s proposed budget.
The increase in worker protection is a major …
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Fri 27 Feb 2009
Wisconsin Insurer Found Not Liable for $1.5M in Group Home Death
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A Wisconsin insurance company doesn’t have to pay $1.5 million to the estate of a developmentally disabled man who died after being left in a bathtub at a county group home.
The District 4 …
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Fri 27 Feb 2009
State Farm: $6.3B P/C Underwriting Loss, $2.1B Operating Loss in 2008
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The net worth for the State Farm group decreased in 2008 by $10.4 billion to end the year at $53.3 billion, the company reported.
The primary reason for the decrease was the $9.2 billion …
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Fri 27 Feb 2009
State Farm: $6.3B P/C Underwriting Loss, $2.1B Operating Loss in 2008;
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The net worth for the State Farm group decreased in 2008 by $10.4 billion to end the year at $53.3 billion, the company reported.
The primary reason for the decrease was the $9.2 billion …
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Fri 27 Feb 2009
A bill to allow farmers and ranchers to drive street-legal ATVs in rural areas has passed the Oklahoma Senate.
The measure was sent to the House on a 37-8 vote, despite concern it would create …
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Fri 27 Feb 2009
Fire-Safe Cigarettes Bill Advances; Guns in Churches Rejected in Ark.
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An Arkansas House of Representatives committee has approved a bill that would require all Arkansas retailers to only sell so-called “fire-safe” cigarettes that self-extinguish when left …
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Fri 27 Feb 2009
Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon says rates for workers’ compensation insurance continue to decrease in his state, based on a recent report from the National Council on Compensation …
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Fri 27 Feb 2009
Newport, Calif.-based Alliant Insurance Services, one of the nation’s largest specialty insurance brokerage firms, has announced an organizational change that the company says will strengthen its …
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