A trade group representing property-casualty insurers is asking the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) to alter three proposals for model acts.

Rhode Island is an interesting state. First, it’s the smallest, just 1,214 square miles. Compare that to the Chicago metropolitan area, where I live, which comprises 5,000 square miles. Why both Mayor Daley and Cook County tax something the size of Rhode Island three times before lunch.

The former owners of a Redwood City, Calif., auto repair shop will spend time behind bars for their connection to an insurance fraud scheme that involved stuffing dead rodents into cars and claiming the need for extensive work to the vehicles.

The owner of a Berlin, Conn., auto repair shop was charged by local police with first-degree larceny amid accusations he stole a $14,000 check that was to be returned to a client’s insurance company.

I’m not sure how many of the 45 agents and brokers busted after an investigation in New York knew they were breaking the law. (click here for IFAwebnews.com article)

Surely, some had …  Read →