Connecticut Governor John Rowland joined cancer survivors and advocates this week to ceremonially sign into law Public Act 04-34 which requires insurance companies to provide some financial assistance towards the cost of wigs. The bill, An Act Concerning Health Insurance …
Colorado Gov. Bill Owens has authorized additional state resources for fighting wildfires this summer. The Governor released $1.3 million from the state’s Disaster Emergency Fund, allowing the state to contract for two additional single engine air tankers and a firefighting …
West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against four state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court against the following: * STAT Ambulance Service Inc., a Mingo County …
Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro has announced a $14.7 million jury verdict against Rev. Bruce Hawthorne and members of his family, founders and operators of the Barberton Rescue Mission, for misappropriating funds earmarked for charity. In addition to Rev. Hawthorne …
In a move that reportedly clarifies and upholds current state law, the California Supreme Court recently ruled that a vehicle service contract is not an express warranty and should be treated separately. In a May 27 decision, the California high …
The U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Doncasters Inc. and proposed $41,650 in penalties for alleged safety and health violations observed during an inspection conducted under the agency’s Site-Specific Targeting program (SST). The SST program …
CHOICE Medical Management Services has extended the deadline for nominations for the Florida CHOICE Awards to June 30. This annual awards program, judged by independent experts in the workers’ compensation industry, recognizes outstanding physicians who treat patients under the Florida …
The 2004 Minnesota legislative session adjourned on May 16, with several insurance-related bills signed into law, and a fraud bill now on the governor’s desk. “We saw a number of victories during the 2004 session, including several bills designed to …
As all eyes turn toward the Gulf of Mexico at the start of the 2004 hurricane season, the Insurance Council of Texas issued a reminder to Texans that they should beware of the potential for deadly floodwaters across the entire …
Allmerica Financial Corporation announced that it currently expects to incur approximately $13 million in pre-tax catastrophe losses resulting from severe thunderstorms, hail and tornadoes. The storms occurred mainly in Michigan between May 20-27, and bring the company’s total estimated pre-tax …