Monthly Archives: <span>April 2004</span>

Alaska Pipeline Shooter Not too Slick; Ordered to Pay More than $17 Million in Fees

Alaska Attorney General Gregg Renkes announced that a Fairbanks Superior Court ordered convicted pipeline shooter Daniel Lewis to pay more than $17 million for response and cleanup costs incurred by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. “This was a serious crime against …

Action on Calif. Workers’ Comp Delayed

Any action on a California workers’ comp reform bill will not take place until the middle of this week, according to The Los Angeles Times. Experts, lawyers and staffers are working as fast as they can in an attempt to …

Calif. Woman Charged on Felony Counts Involving Disability, Unemployment Insurance Fraud

Ventura County (Calif.) District Attorney Gregory Totten announced that Alexa Briana Reeves, a 32-year-old Oak Park, Calif. resident, has been arrested and charged with five felony counts of disability and unemployment insurance fraud. The prosecution of Reeves follows an investigation …

Collision Industry Raises Money for Children

More than $1,700 was donated to the Flying Pig Room of the new Family Resource Center at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. The “Flying Pig” library is designed to be an escape for children; a library for children to …

A.M. Best: Operating Results Improved Dramatically

The property/casualty industry reported vastly improved operating results for both the fourth quarter and full year 2003 when compared with the same periods of 2002, according to a study issued by A.M. Best Company. Additionally, the industry reported a sorely …

Tomblin to Head Texas Mutual Organized Fraud Unit

Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that Terre Tomblin has joined the company as its new supervisor for the Organized Fraud Unit. Tomblin brings over 20 years experience in fraud investigation supervision for the United States Air Force’s Office of Special …

ACE USA Unveils Storm Tracker

ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, has introduced Storm Tracker, a new insurance product that provides coverage for business losses occurring when a hurricane arrives within a predetermined number of miles of an …

State Officials to Welcome GEICO at Opening of New La. Claims Office

State and local Louisiana officials will be on hand to welcome GEICO when it opens its new claims service office on Tuesday, April 13, 10 a.m. Ceremonies take place at the GEICO office site: 3616 S. I-10 Service Road, Suite …

Maine High Court Upholds Insurer for Non-Renewing Homeowners Policies Over Day Care in Home

The Maine Supreme Court has upheld the right of an insurer not to renew a homeowners policy for insureds operating at-home day care centers, even though the operators had a separate commercial policies for their businesses. In York Insurance Co. …

N.C. Governor Names Young as Vice Chair of State’s Industrial Commission

North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley has named Pamela Thorpe Young of Cary to serve as vice chair of the North Carolina Industrial Commission. Easley appointed Young to the commission in May of 2003. “Pam’s extensive legal qualifications and her strong …