For the second year in a row, unauthorized charges to phone bills and switching long-distance providers without the consumer’s consent topped the list of consumer complaints in Missouri, Attorney General Jay Nixon announced. Total, Nixon’s office received an estimated 88,000 …
In efforts to continuing helping victims of last month’s deadly earthquake and tsunamis in Southeast Asia, President George W. Bush on Monday announced that former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton will lead relief efforts to raise money for …
Pennsylvania Attorney General Jerry Pappert on Monday released tips on ways to spot potential scams or bogus charities seeking monetary donations to assist survivors of the deadly tsunami that hit southern Asia and eastern Africa. “Unfortunately, devastating events such as …
According to the American Insurance Association (AIA), the Maryland General Assembly wasted an opportunity to create more meaningful medical malpractice reforms by passing watered-down and ineffective legislation instead. In a session lasting past 3 a.m. one day last week, the …
The Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma announced that its CIC Agency Management Institute, presented with The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, will take place Jan. 19 – 22, 2005, in Tulsa. The CIC Agency Management Institute covers the …
Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. announced that his Consumer Protection Division revoked the registration of two home builders for reportedly failing to comply with Maryland’s Home Builder Registration Act. The Division suspended the registration of Ark Construction Inc. …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will publish a final rule in the Jan. 5, 2005, Federal Register on the second phase of its standards improvement project. The project addresses inconsistent, duplicative or outdated provisions …
Cunningham Lindsey U.S. Inc. (CLUS), headquartered in Dallas, Texas, announced that David J. Repinski has been named president and chief executive officer. Repinski has held several key operations and sales positions at CLUS over the past 11 years. He will …
South Carolina’s teenage drivers were involved in fewer car crashes during the past four years according to Russ Rader, a spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The institute compares the effect of the nation’s driving laws on youth …
With only one upheld complaint, Amica Mutual Insurance Co. of Rhode Island, a perennial top 10 finisher, ranked the best among 49 auto insurers or groups ranked by the New York State Insurance Department in its most recent complaint report. …