California Attorney General Bill Lockyer announced recently his office had obtained a $1.85 million court judgment against a husband and wife team who reportedly engaged in the unauthorized practice of law and who violated California law regulating immigration consultants. The …
Tenet Healthcare Corporation announced that Tenet and certain of its subsidiaries signed a definitive settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and other parties that ends an investigation of certain physician employment matters at one Tenet hospital in Florida …
Nevada Attorney General Brian Sandoval announced recently that Janice Proctor, 51, was sentenced for two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Medicaid Fraud. Proctor was sentenced to 12 months on each of the counts to be served concurrently which was suspended. …
According to the Alaska Insurance Department, survivors of retired railroad employees who died between 1964 and 2001 may be entitled to receive a $2,000.00 life insurance benefit. Certain retired employees of participating railroads may have been covered under group life …
For the second time in three years, Pennsylvania-based Harleysville Insurance was named the “Top Partner in Commercial Lines” during Westchester County’s 38th annual “E-Day” conference in Tarrytown, N.Y. The Independent Insurance Agents Association (IIAA) of Westchester, Rockland and Putnam Counties, …
Atlanta-based Crawford & Company was recently named the primary vendor for property and casualty claims services for Cypress Property & Casualty Insurance Company. Crawford will administer the program using a full complement of services including property claims management, cause and …
The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Economic Policy Subcommittee is scheduled to hold an oversight hearing Thursday to examine repetitive flood losses paid for by the National Flood Insurance Program. Expected to testify are members of Congress, the Federal …
A House committee chairman has been removed from his post following his vote against Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s business tax legislation. Rep. Troy Hebert, D-Jeanerette, was booted from his leadership position on the House Insurance Committee. House Speaker Joe Salter, D-Florien, …
Oklahoma Senate Republican leaders made a case in a news conference at the State Capitol that the Senate’s Democrat leadership is refusing to allow a committee chairman access to a landmark workers’ compensation reform bill. Meanwhile, a leading Senate Democrat …
A.M. Best Co. announced that it has assigned indicative ratings of “bbb+” senior debt, “bbb” subordinated debt and “bbb-” preferred stock to Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.’s recently filed $750 million universal shelf offering (See IJ Web site Mar. 24). Best …