Injuries within the home are a much more serious problem than many Americans may realize, according to new research published in the January issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The new research, the State of Home Safety in …
New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Director Vaughn McKoy announced that a Union County woman has been ordered to pay more than $12,600 in restitution that she had stolen by falsely claiming she had been called to active military service. …
An unlicensed, uninsured contractor was arrested Monday after Florida insurance fraud investigators made a surprise inspection at a St. Lucie County subdivision. Vicente Parra Martinez, 34, owner and sole officer of P.M.V. Enterprises Inc. in Pompano Beach, is charged with …
Hurricane season may be coming to a close, but it is open season on insurance companies. The aftermath of Ivan and other hurricanes has created a completely new kind of storm surge — hurricane claim litigation. And one Pensacola, Fla. …
Condo and co-op apartments are underinsured on average by nearly $125,000, concludes a recent analysis of more than 250 units by appraisers at the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies. In addition, many condo and co-op owners face insurance coverage gaps …
For one Northern New Jersey family, insurance fraud was largely the family’s business, netting millions of dollars in fraudulent gain. That’s according to a multi-million dollar lawsuit filed by Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company and Encompass Insurance, both subsidiaries of …
A Broadview, Illinois, printing company is facing $56,000 in fines proposed by the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) following an April 2004 inspection that the agency alleges revealed willful workplace safety hazards. OSHA opened its investigation …
The Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has cited the city of Spokane after a sewage tank rupture last May that killed one worker and injured several others. The city was cited for 14 violations of workplace health and …
An insurance company has asked a judge to rule that it does not have to represent two farmers who are being sued by opponents of field burning. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. filed the insurance lawsuit last week in …
Voltage Security Inc., a provider in enterprise privacy, announced that Massachusetts-based Electric Insurance Company has selected Voltage products to secure email and sensitive insurance claim information inside and outside of Electric Insurance. The Voltage solution will provide security for claims …