Disaster Kleenup International Inc., a network of quality, independent property damage restoration contractors, announced that Spectrum Restoration Services of Kaneville and First Advantage Restoration of South Elgin have joined the organization to strengthen DKI’s network in Illinois. DKI now has …
U.S. Senators Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) this week made the following statements in response to strong thunderstorms and tornadoes that moved through the Midwest and Tennessee last weekend: “The storms this weekend were a devastating blow to …
A Maylene, Alabama man was charged with setting fire to the mobile home he was renting. Selston Emmett Seals Jr., 40, of Maylene was charged with second-degree arson and taken to the Shelby County Jail. The fire, which started Tuesday …
New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Director Vaughn McKoy announced that a Camden County woman has pleaded guilty to setting fire to her automobile, falsely reporting the car stolen, and fraudulently collecting more than $13,000 from the insurance policy. According …
Gov. Bob Holden has urged Missouri’s auto insurers to avoid surcharging or denying coverage to soldiers who return from active duty unless their driving records or other criteria justify that decision. Auto insurers commonly classify drivers as “high risk” -and …
Pennsylvania Attorney General Jerry Pappert announced that his office has obtained nearly $15,000 in consumer restitution and more than $1,500 in civil penalties and costs resolving a legal action against an Allentown home improvement contractor accused of accepting consumers’ money …
Cincinnati Financial Corp. announced a preliminary estimate of approximately $50 million for May 2004 pretax catastrophe losses resulting from three periods of severe weather between May 17 and May 31. The Cincinnati Insurance Companies’ policyholders across 18 Midwestern and mid-Atlantic …
California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi seized $500,000 in escrowed funds from a Southern California title insurer Tuesday after an investigation by the California Department of Insurance reportedly uncovered numerous instances of suspected illegal rebates. Southland Title Corporation and its subsidiaries, …
The fourth consecutive Maryland Workplace Safety Week, proclaimed official by the Governor’s office in 2001, begins June 13. The Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund (IWIF) sponsors Maryland Workplace Safety Week each year to raise awareness among Maryland business owners about the …
Advocates for injured workers in California have called for workers’ compensation insurers to reduce premiums by 30 percent to pass on to employers billions of dollars from two rounds of cuts to injured workers’ medical care and benefits. Insurance Commissioner …