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  Alliance Insurance Group: Best Agency Website Finalist

  By Melissa Hillebrand, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 13, 2013

  Alliance connects to visitors with videos, commerce pages and mobility

• Industry Against Opt-Out Provision in Oklahoma Workers' Comp Bill

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 8, 2013

  Workers compensation reform legislation debated by lawmakers in Oklahoma continues to contain a provision opposed by insurance trade groups.

• WCRI: California Reforms to Affect Price, Use of Medical Care

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com, Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360  |  April 3, 2013

  Substantial workers-compensation rule changes in California are likely to affect the price and utilization of medical care to injured workers by most types of providers, says a new study.

• New Hires and Promotions at The Hartford, Hiscox Bermuda, Celent, Normandy Harbor and Glatfelter - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  April 2, 2013

  The Insurance Industry Charitable Fund partners with Sesame Workshop, the Real Time/Download Campaign launches a new survey, PURE expands in Colorado, The AIMS Society recongnizes the CPIA Facilitator of the Year, The Mechanic Group and Allied World U.S. announce a new partnership.

• NCOIL Considers Model Laws on Prepackaged Drugs, Opioid Abuse

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 20, 2013

  State legislators have proposed and conditionally approved a model law that would tie reimbursement rates for prepackaged drugs dispensed by physicians for worker’s compensation patients to the original manufacturer’s average wholesale price.

• AIA Questions Bill Designed to Privatize Oklahoma's Workers' Comp Insurance Fund

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 6, 2013

  Legislation is currently pending in the Oklahoma legislature that proponents say would privatize its nonprofit workers’ compensation insurance fund and turn it into a private domestic mutual insurance company.

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  Toops Scoops: Will Healthcare Reform Help Big Brokers Steal Your Business?

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 11, 2012

  Using private health insurance exchange administration as the enticement, big brokers could soon be buying their way into your clients' offices.

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  Opioids Driving Workers’ Comp Costs, Lockton Says

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 25, 2012

  Prescription opioids are a major reason for the skyrocketing cost of workers’ compensation insurance, as evidence points to harmful consequences from the long-term use of the medication, says a report from insurance broker Lockton.

• Medicare Secondary Payment Bill Moves Forward; Enjoys Wide Support

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 20, 2012

  A House panel today reported out legislation that would streamline enforcement of the Medicare Secondary Payment program.

• Contractors Can Expect Big Jump in DBA Insurance Premiums

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 20, 2012

  Contractors working overseas for the Department of State can expect big increases in their premiums upon renewal after the government found no insurers willing to take up the insurance program for non-government employees, says an executive with Marsh.

• California Workers' Comp Reforms Signed; Insurers Remain Cautious

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 19, 2012

  Trepidation appears to be the appropriate word in describing the reaction of California insurance industry officials to Gov. Jerry Brown signing workers’ compensation reform legislation in the state.

• Survival of the Brightest

  By Susan Toussaint  |  September 1, 2012

  Rapidly evolving trends—from the use of data analytics to the ascendency of Gen Y entrepreneurs—are changing the nature of agent-insurer relationships. Can the traditional distribution model survive?

• Insurer Groups Question Savings in California Workers' Comp Reform Bill

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 28, 2012

  Proposed workers’ compensation reform legislation introduced in the California state legislature is getting a thumbs down from insurance trade groups.

• Insurance Software Solutions: Who's Using What

  By Staff Writer  |  August 7, 2012

  MD Insurance Services UK selected Sapiens IDIT general insurance solution for providing buildings warranty insurance, to cover their 10-year guarantees.

• AIG, States Settle Workers' Comp Dispute for $146.5M

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 4, 2012

  American International Group will pay a total of $146.5 million to states to settle a probe that examined whether the insurer violated premium-reporting rules governing workers’ compensation insurance.

• House Moves Again on Limited McCarran-Ferguson Repeal, Passing Bill

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 22, 2012

  The House took action again today on repealing the McCarran-Ferguson antitrust exemption for health insurers by passing the larger bill to which the repeal amendment was attached.