Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher will ask Gov. Jeb Bush and other members of the Florida Cabinet for authorization to give the hardest-hit victims of Hurricane Charley a 60-day grace period for premium payments and non-renewals. Gallagher will ask …
Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher has issued an emergency rule banning public adjusters from requiring cash up front to adjust claims for victims of Hurricane Charley. Gallagher also limited public adjuster fees to 10 percent of the claim amount …
A Pembroke, Massachusetts, electrical contractor faces $52,000 in fines from the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) following an April 28 accident in which a worker lost parts of both arms. Employees of Amber Electrical Company Inc. …
Engineering and Fire Investigations (EFI), a provider of environmental, engineering, fire investigation, accident reconstruction and testing, announced the appointment of Walter Miller as branch manager, El Paso District Service Center. Miller will manage operations in the El Paso district and …
The former owner of a Norman, Oklahoma automotive repair shop pleaded no contest this week in Cleveland County District Court to two counts of unfair or deceptive trade practices, Attorney General Drew Edmondson said. James B. Long was sentenced to …
Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns announced that Nebraska will designate a portion of next year’s federal bioterrorism grant to begin an aggressive effort to develop a 10-state alliance to provide mutual aid in the event of an act of bioterrorism or …
Insurers are likely to pay out an estimated $7.4 billion for homes, businesses and personal possessions that were damaged by Hurricane Charley, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). The storm, which swept across Florida and into the Carolinas, ranks …
Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn honored four firefighters who distinguished themselves with acts of bravery during July’s Waterfall Fire in a ceremony Wednesday in the Governor’s office. Gov. Guinn awarded certificates of recognition to Nevada Division of Forestry Captain Tim Leighton, …
Delaware Attorney General Jane Brady announced that Stephanie Showell, owner and operator of TIG Transportation, was convicted of five counts of Felony Health Care Fraud in a jury trial before Judge Richard Stokes in Sussex County Superior Court. The State …
Pennsylvania Attorney General Jerry Pappert has filed a civil lawsuit against a Monroe County used car dealer accused of failing to deliver the vehicles sold to consumers, failing to give consumers the titles to the vehicles purchased and/or performing inadequate …