A new rate-comparison study shows that workers’ compensation rates in Washington remain among the lowest in the nation. The 2004 “Workers’ Compensation Premium Rate Ranking” study by the Oregon Department of Consumer & Business Services shows Washington at 35th. That …
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner M. Diane Koken on Wednesday announced the license revocation of Michael D. Newton, Jr. of the J. Catherine Newton Insurance Agency in Pittsburgh. “Not only has Mr. Newton shown a total disregard for law and authority, ignored …
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and State Insurance Superintendent Gregory Serio on Wednesday announced the arrest of 31 members of a Bronx based no-fault insurance fraud ring that reportedly submitted phony no-fault claims to 13 different insurance carriers. Between …
Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson has filed a lawsuit against a Chinese tobacco manufacturer for reportedly violating an Oklahoma law stemming from the 1998 tobacco settlement. Oklahoma enacted a “non-participating manufacturer” law in 1999 requiring tobacco companies who chose not …
As they fight to save lives in the wake of the Asia disaster, aid workers also must address myths about disaster relief among the American public. Rich Moseanko, a relief director for World Vision, the Christian relief and development organization, …
United Way International, United Way of America, and local United Way affiliates in affected areas are working together with disaster response partners to assess and address the wide range long-term response and recovery needs of communities in southern Asia severely …
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted unanimously (2 to 0) last week to issue a proposed safety standard to reduce deaths and injuries from fires involving mattresses. The proposed standard for mattresses addresses fires ignited by an open …
President George W. Bush told Asian leaders that the United States is committed to helping their countries following Sunday’s earthquake and killer tsunamis that have killed more than 60,000 people. The following is a transcript of a statement by President …
Health Strategy Associates (HSA), a national consulting firm active in the workers’ compensation industry, is conducting the Second Annual Survey on Prescription Drug Management in Workers’ Compensation. This is reportedly the only survey designed specifically to determine workers’ comp claims …
After 15 minutes of deliberations, a federal jury recently convicted a Tinton Falls, New Jersey couple of conspiracy and false distress in their scheme to report the husband’s fake drowning at a Long Branch beach for the purpose of collecting …