California State Sen. Charles Poochigian (R-Fresno) and Assemblyman Guy Houston (R-Livermore) have introduced legislation to provide aid for those impacted by the Middle River Levee break in San Joaquin County earlier this month. “The state has a responsibility to assist …
California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi held a hearing last Friday and raised serious concerns over the impact of a $16 billion deal on California’s health care consumers Garamendi issued the following statement regarding the hearing on the proposed merger: “I …
Attorney General Jerry Pappert announced that his Medicaid Fraud Control Section has secured $391,000 for the Pennsylvania Medicaid Program as part of an agreement with Rite Aid Corp. that settled allegations that the company submitted false claims to state and …
Stock market declines and the financial collapse of companies such as Enron, Global Crossing and WorldCom have generated numerous shareholder class-action lawsuits against directors and officers alleging violations of federal securities law for issuing false and misleading public statements that …
MemberWorks Inc., a provider in bringing value to consumers through an array of membership programs and services in insurance, healthcare, personal finance, travel, entertainment, fashion and personals services, has entered into a voluntary settlement with the Florida Attorney General’s office …
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius recently sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking that she designate 44 Kansas counties disaster areas so agricultural producers in those counties will become eligible for low-interest loans. “Ongoing drought and extreme …
Virginia Gov. Mark Warner announced that President Bush has granted a major disaster declaration for Lee, Russell and Tazewell counties due to the flash flood, severe wind and tornado damage that occurred the week of May 24. The declaration will …
Ohio Governor Bob Taft recently visited Avery Dennison’s Cleveland Film Facility in Mentor to highlight National Safety Month and congratulate employees on receiving a federal safety award. Taft joined Dean Scarborough, Avery Dennison President and COO and Rob Medlock, Cleveland …
AIR Worldwide Corporation (AIR) announced the 2004 release of CLASIC/2, its interactive desktop system for catastrophe risk assessment and management. The latest release includes enhancements that reportedly improve workflow for users across AIR’s wide spectrum of clients, including insurers, reinsurers, …
The owner of an Indian Harbor, Florida construction company has been charged with workers’ compensation fraud after jeopardizing the coverage of at least one employee, according to investigators with the Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud. Investigators say …