February 4, 2005
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced the last two in a five-year series of settlements with various insurance companies to give refunds to Texas policyholders who paid more out of pocket on claims for auto repairs than their policies required. …
February 4, 2005
Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist and Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer announced the arrests of three people in two separate cases in which the defendants are accused of defrauding Florida’s Medicaid program by billing for services that were …
February 4, 2005
Nationwide announced recently that its associates have contributed $122,600 to the United Way International’s South Asia Response Fund. This contribution will be matched dollar for dollar by the Nationwide Foundation, the company’s charitable arm, for a total contribution of nearly …
February 4, 2005
On Jan. 13, 2005, Victor Morales Delgado and his brother-in-law, Jose Guerrero, both of Sacramento, self-surrendered to investigators with the California Department of Insurance Organized Auto Insurance Task Force (Task Force) for falsely reporting their vehicle stolen and filing a …
February 4, 2005
California-based TC3 Health LLC, an industry provider in loss control and integration technologies, announced the immediate availability of OFACsecure, a compliance tool for health care payers designed to meet the federal guidelines under the USA PATRIOT Act (Uniting and Strengthening …
February 4, 2005
Indiana homes that were affected by the severe winter storms and flooding that began Jan. 1, could be harboring mold. “Mold is a significant problem after flooding and proper cleanup is critical to ensure it doesn’t affect you or your …
February 4, 2005
San Antonio-based Argonaut Group Inc. announced financial results for the three months and year ended Dec. 31, 2004, reporting a decrease in net income for fourth quarter 2004 compared with the same period the previous year, but a 16.1 percent …
February 4, 2005
Aiming to bring common sense back to Oklahoma’s legal system, reduce health care costs for citizens and create a stronger economic climate, Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Todd Hiett unveiled details of an initiative to fight lawsuit abuse, …
February 4, 2005
Monaco Coach Corp. has been awarded the “Pewter Stag Award,” The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.’s highest honor for improved worker safety. Monaco Coach Corporation’s Indiana operations have worked to develop a world class safety program for its 2,700 Indiana …
February 4, 2005
Armed with new anti-fraud software, the Financial Investigations department of Medical Mutual of Ohio reportedly recovered more than $4.5 million in fraudulent or erroneous claims in 2004. “This is a huge step in trying to keep a lid on rising …