Monthly Archives: <span>November 2003</span>

N.J. Woman Sentenced in $19,000 Fraud Scam

New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that an Ocean County woman has been ordered by the Ocean County Superior Court to pay more than $19,000 in restitution for her reported involvement in a scheme to obtain reimbursements from Horizon …

CSi Complete Captures Ohio Award for Second Straight Year

For the second consecutive year, CSi Complete, a national CSI provider to the collision repair and auto physical damage industry, was recognized by the state of Ohio for its’ work with disabled employees. The award was presented at a ceremony …

CompPartners Formed in Texas

Bruce Carlin, CEO of CompPartners, Inc., a California HCO (Health Care Organization), announced the creation of a subsidiary, CompPartners Texas. Based in Austin, Texas, the new company will reportedly provide state-specific workers’ compensation managed care and property and casualty solutions …

NCCI Holdings Selects Documentation Enterprise Content Management Platform

Documentum, a provider of enterprise content management (ECM), announced that Florida-based NCCI Holdings, Inc., has selected Documentum 5, the latest version of the company’s ECM platform. Documentum 5 will be used to create, manage, deliver and archive content related to …

Pa. Recovers $10 Million from Former PHICO Officers and Directors

Pennsylvania’s Insurance Commissioner, Diane Koken, announced that her department will recover $10 million in a settlement of its legal complaint against a number of former officers and directors of the now-defunct PHICO Insurance Company. “This is a tremendous victory for …

S&P Affirms Talanx ‘AA-‘ Ratings

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its ‘AA-‘ long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on the core members of Germany’s Talanx primary insurance group, including industrial insurer HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie VaG (HDI …

Best Lowers AXA Re and Subsidiaries to ‘A-‘

A.M. Best Co. announced that it has downgraded the financial strength rating of Paris-based AXA Re and its core subsidiaries to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent). The companies affected are: AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance; SPS Reassurance; CGRM (Compagnie Generale Re …

ACIC Commends Gov. Schwarzenegger for Addressing WC Issues

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has displayed strong leadership in addressing workers’ compensation issues by calling the California Legislature into special session to enact further cost-saving reforms to the state’s workers’ compensation system, according to the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC). …

‘Runner’ Bill on the Move in Mass. Legislature

The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Criminal Justice has favorably reported out a bill designed to fight insurance fraud by cracking down on “runners” who promote auto insurance fraud. “The first step in effectively fighting auto insurance fraud is to treat …

Fitch Places Travelers on Rating Watch Negative Following Merger Notification

Fitch Ratings has placed the ‘AA’ Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings of the members of the Travelers Property Casualty Group (Travelers) and the ‘A’ senior debt and long-term issuer ratings of Travelers Insurance Group Holdings Corp. on Rating Watch Negative. …