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Moped insurance mandate in North Carolina gets Senate panel support

June 16, 2015June 13, 2015 Julie Campbell

Lawmakers in the state have now required that riders start to register their vehicles in July. A Senate panel in North Carolina has now laid down the requirement that will bring the state one step closer to mandated moped insurance as riders of the devices will need to register their vehicles as of next year. These small engine bicycles will soon be included among the vehicles that will require insurance. Last week, a Senate committee agreed with a House bill that said that a moped insurance requirement would also go…

Cyber insurance benefits become increasingly clear to businesses

June 16, 2015June 13, 2015 H. Cutner

A recent RIMS survey revealed that companies are purchasing this coverage at a growing rate. The RIMS Cyber Survey 2015 has been released and what it has revealed is that 51 percent of the members of that Risk Management Society have purchased stand-alone cyber insurance policies in order to protect them from the threats associated with data breaches and other digital invasions. It is clear that the steady stream of data breach news headlines is starting to impact the perceived risk. In order to better understand the risk management strategies…

Health insurance premiums on the rise throughout the US

June 16, 2015June 13, 2015 Logan B.

Insurers are looking to increase premiums to recover from financial losses Insurance companies offering coverage through exchanges throughout the United States are looking to increase premiums in the coming year. This may not be a surprise, as industry experts and analysts have predicted significant growth in insurance premiums in the coming years. According to analysis from HealthPocket, however, rates are expected to grow by an average of 12% in 2016 for individual policies. Premiums enrolled in the most popular plans, such as Silver tier plans, could increase by as much…

Nevada insurance commissioner resigns, effective July 2

June 15, 2015June 13, 2015 Julie Campbell

Nevada health insurance commissioner State Legislature Building

The state’s chief regulator, Scott Kipper did not give any reason for his choice to step down from his position. At the end of last week, the Nevada insurance commissioner, Scott Kipper announced that he has resigned and that this will become effective in less than a month, as of July 2. He made the announcement quite recently at the same time that he praised his division’s achievements. He expressed that “It has been an honor to have served the state of Nevada as commissioner.” As he resigned as Nevada…

Montana insurance market will be losing Assurant

June 15, 2015June 13, 2015 G. Turner

The health insurer has now announced its intentions to step out of the state and will be notifying its customers. The Montana insurance marketplace will soon have one fewer company to include among those selling health plans, as Assurant has filed its notice to leave the state and will soon be sending its policyholders their notifications, as well. The Wisconsin-based health insurance company is seeking to step out of this type of offering. Assurant Health has said that it will be leaving the 7,283 customers that it serves in the…