... House also approved a bill that would give the governor hiring and firing authority over the state insurance commissioner. The insurance commissioner currently is appointed by the governor to a four-year term, but the governor does not have the ...

... will encourage more Arkansans to drop their children from their private insurance and opt for ARKids. State Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford has tried to downplay the potential problem of mass migration from private to taxpayer-subsidized ...

... Florida's storm-stricken Atlantic coast faced a weekend of cleanup after chest-high flooding. Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said there will likely be thousands of flood claims from Fay. "The damage from Fay is a reminder ...

... insurance for homeowners for as little as a dollar. "Those days are long gone," said Mike Pickens, state insurance commissioner. "Companies were basically giving insurance coverage away. ... At some point, we will have an earthquake ...

... Co. agents to their licenses. The others were Brenda McNeal of Earle and Bruce Best of Hot Springs. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Pickens made the announcement Friday. Williamson could not be reached for comment Saturday. Home service ...

... highway commissioner for this district; Congressman Brooks Hays, Sheriff Tom Gulley, J. Herbert Graves, state insurance commissioner; Prosecuting Attorney Edwin Dunaway of the Sixth Judicial District; Judge Guy E. Williams, Arch Campbell ...

... broker offered to sell a copy for $50, after the writer complained to the broker about a test-center worker. Insurance Commissioner Mike Pickens said his office and the test service, Assessment Systems Inc., are investigating the allegations ...

... 1 percent to 6 percent. They ought to be coming down even faster soon, says Robert Hunter, a former Texas insurance commissioner now with the Consumer Federation of America. Nationally, claims costs are down about 3 percent to 4 percent ...

... believe such nonsense. An important example of someone who understands collateral responsibility is Florida Insurance Commissioner Bill Nelson. Last week, Nelson, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, announced the settlement of a ...

... to perpetuate their business if young people are not being educated in insurance," Strange said. Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Mike Pickens said the new program may improve the industry. "The Insurance Department helped create an Insurance ...