Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s plan for reform of the troubled California workers’ compensation system is already putting the state’s system on more stable footing, according to the state’s largest insurer group. Sam Sorich, president of the Association of California Insurance Companies …
President Bush’s claim on Wednesday that a medical malpractice damage cap lowered doctors’ premiums in California is erroneous, according to the nonprofit, nonpartisan Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR). Malpractice premiums rose 450% after a damage cap was imposed …
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported this week that unprecedented damage from hurricanes led a barrage of natural disasters that resulted in 68 major disaster declarations issued by President Bush in 2004, the most …
The U.S. Department of Labors’ Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Atlantic Detroit Diesel Allison LLC for alleged safety and health violations at its Lodi, N.J. site. The company services and repairs bus engines and transmissions, employing 380 …
A Stockton insurance agent allegedly working with a revoked license was arraigned Tuesday in San Joaquin County Court on 111 felony counts following an eight-month investigation by the California Department of Insurance Investigation Division and the San Joaquin County District …
GAB Robins has mobilized a global response team to provide expert loss adjusting services to customers impacted by the recent tsunami in Asia and Africa. “We established our central catastrophe response operation in Hong Kong and based additional support centers …
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on Jan. 3, 2005, before U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull, Bradley Keith Clausen, 49, of Laurel, appeared for sentencing. Clausen was …
North Dakota Attorney General Stenehjem has released the annual list of “Top Ten” consumer complaints. The list includes some of the most serious violations of consumer laws encountered by the general public. The Consumer Protection Division handled 1,682 consumer complaints …
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has closed more than 81 percent of outstanding residential claims and taken strides to reduce consumer complaints, Citizens officials announced today. The improvements come in response to a recent order from state Chief Financial Officer Tom …
State Fire Commissioner Ed Mann announced the latest round of federal fire grants of more than $545,000 to four fire companies in Pennsylvania. “I want to thank the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of Homeland Security and the U.S. Fire …