November 2, 2004
United States Attorney Richard Roper recently announced that Donnie R. Neff, was sentenced by the Honorable Sam Cummings, United States District Judge, to five years probation following his guilty plea in June to a one-count Information charging false statements to …
November 2, 2004
A former employee of Tufts Associated Health Plans was sentenced recently in federal court for her reported role in executing a scheme that defrauded Tufts out of more than $238,000. United States Attorney Michael Sullivan and Kenneth Jones, Inspector in …
November 2, 2004
Dennis Ingles, 51, of Haughton, Louisiana was convicted recently of one count of conspiracy, four counts of mail fraud, and one count of wire fraud, United States Attorney Donald Washington announced. The conviction arises out of a reported scheme to …
November 2, 2004
The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB) is now offering Employment Practices Liability (EPL) coverage through selected insurance company partners serving small and medium-size businesses. The program makes broad EPL coverage and related risk management services available to …
November 2, 2004
A wide range of safety and health hazards at an Amsterdam, N.Y., concrete products manufacturer has resulted in $147,500 in fines from the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Cranesville Block, located at 774 State Highway 5S, has …
November 2, 2004
In the weeks since the disaster declaration of Oct. 7, a total of $3,060,323 in grants has been approved to assist those who suffered flood damage in southeastern Minnesota, according to figures released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) …
November 2, 2004
A.M. Best Co. has revised the rating outlook to negative from stable on the A (Excellent) financial strength ratings for Employers Reinsurance Corporation (Overland Park, Kan.) and GE Reinsurance Corporation (Barrington, Ill.) – together Employers Re Corp Group–First Specialty Insurance …
November 2, 2004
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has received approval from the Office of Administrative Law on the first set of regulations implementing SB 899, workers’ compensation reforms passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Schwarzenegger last April. The …
November 2, 2004
Republicans were three times as likely as Democrats to blame rising health costs on malpractice lawsuits, according to a poll conducted for The (Baltimore) Sun, and Democrats were twice as likely as Republicans to blame insurance companies and HMOs. Republicans …
November 2, 2004
A new study of asbestos related diseases in the U.K., as reported by the BBC, indicates that total claims could reach £20 billion ($36 billion) over the next 30 years. According to actuarial estimates, about half that cost could be …