The Allstate Corp. joined the outpouring of private contributions offered throughout the United States to help bring relief to the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami by raising more than $1.5 million, including employee and agency donations as well as …
Atlanta-based Crawford & Co. announced that Kevin Frawley has joined the company to oversee and coordinate its offerings in the financial administration services market to include the Garden City Group Inc. (GCG). GCG, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crawford, administers …
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced at a press conference this week that it has filed two employment discrimination lawsuits on behalf of teen workers against franchises of McDonald’s restaurant in Arizona and New Mexico. The first suit …
Marshall and Swift / Boeckh (MS/B), a provider of building cost data and estimating technology to the property insurance industry worldwide, will sponsor free IntegriClaim training at the PLRB/LIRB Conference on Sunday, April 17, in San Antonio, Texas at the …
Judge Warren Ettinger, Los Angeles Superior Court, ruled this week that Dr. Juan Manuel Gutierrez, Ph.D., Board Certified neuropsychologist may offer his expert opinion that exposure to toxic mold was the cause of a Plaintiff’s permanent brain injury. In the …
An Illinois bill that would require auto insurers to pay whatever any given body shop demanded for repairs would reportedly result in skyrocketing loss costs for insurers and higher premiums for drivers. H.B. 2330 is “anti-consumer and anti-competitive,” said Greg …
Oklahoma’s insurance commissioner would be appointed by the governor instead of elected by the people under legislation that was sent to the Oklahoma House by a legislative committee, the Associated Press reported. The measure by Rep. John Trebilcock, R-Broken Arrow, …
United States Attorney David Dugas announced that on Feb. 23, a federal grand jury indicted Ronald R. “Gun” Ficklin, 51, a resident of Greensburg, Louisiana, on multiple felony charges, including conspiracy, trafficking in motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts with …
Net worth for the State Farm group increased by $6.0 billion to $46.3 billion during 2004, according to the company. The primary reasons for this improvement were the insurance operating results and the $1.6 billion realized and unrealized gain (net …
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken, in her role as statutory liquidator for Reliance Insurance Company, announced today that the department has finalized the negotiation of an $85 million settlement with the former directors and officers of the Reliance Insurance Group. …