New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that the Division of Criminal Justice – Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor has obtained criminal indictments against 39 individuals from the Essex County area on charges they participated in an extensive insurance fraud …
On behalf of Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff has shared helpful information with farmers affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ivan. The Governor requested federal funding for the state’s farmers through U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Ann …
Risk Management Solutions (RMS) estimates insured losses from Hurricane Jeanne will be between $4 to $8 billion, based on an assessment of the hurricane’s characteristics at the time of landfall and its projected path. Jeanne made landfall just before midnight …
Homeowners and businesses are expected to file claims totaling an estimated $4.4 billion for insured property losses from Hurricane Frances, according to a preliminary estimate by ISO’s Property Claim Services (PCS) unit. Hurricane Frances made landfall between West Palm Beach …
Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher issued the following statement after resigning from his post: “For the last six years, it has been my honor and privilege to serve the people of Oklahoma as insurance commissioner. “It has been a …
California-based ProcessClaims Inc., a provider of business process solutions designed to boost productivity and enhance customer service for property and casualty claims processing, has been named a Rising Star in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 program. The program is a special …
Hurricane Jeanne, the fourth major hurricane in six weeks, shut down much of Florida and prompted recovery plans on a scale never before seen in the nation. At least six people died in the storm, which plowed across Florida’s midsection …
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America and the American Insurance Association have worked been working together, along with professional safety organizations to “define and design a new test of skills needed to provide quality insurance loss control services on …
Swiss Re announced that, based on current estimates, it expects its claims related to Hurricane Ivan and Typhoon Songda to be approximately $300 million before tax. The bulletin noted that these estimates are in addition to the estimated $290 million …
Anyone who has ever visited Lloyd’s ultra-modern headquarters building on London’s Lime Street is struck by an odd anomaly. Despite the fact that every underwriter’s desk duly sports the obligatory computer screen, clerks, brokers and underwriters are still deluged with …