Training in basic workplace safety and health will soon be offered in Spanish through a project co-sponsored by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and participating state agencies and universities in the Chicago area, the U.S. Labor Department announced. …
Caliber Collision Centers, a California-based operator of collision repair facilities in California and Texas, has entered into a Letter of Intent to acquire the business operations of M2 Automotive Inc., with 27 professionally managed collision repair facilities throughout California. The …
New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Director Vaughn McKoy announced that the Division of Criminal Justice – Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor has obtained an indictment charging a Middlesex County woman with insurance fraud for her role in an automobile …
On Wednesday, the American Insurance Association (AIA) challenged the findings of a study released by the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR). The study, which focuses on the cost of no-fault auto insurance systems, “is self-serving and misleading, with …
CDS Business Mapping, LLC is now offering Hawaii tsunami reports on the RiskMeter Online (www.RiskMeter.com). By simply typing in an address, users will be alerted if the address falls into a high risk area, as well as receive a report …
Florida’s Auditor General has agreed to legislators’ demands that the state scrutinize the legitimacy of insurance and federal disaster aid payments in Miami-Dade County and possibly other parts of the state. The review, which is expected to be completed this …
The first steps toward achieving asbestos litigation reform in Florida were taken Wednesday, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). The Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act of 2005 (HB 1019) received its initial legislative hearing by the House of …
Illinois-based Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance Inc. this week reported a net loss of $8.2 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2004. The company reported total assets of $217.2 million, total liabilities of $98.3 million and shareholders’ equity of $119.0 million. …
Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher on Wednesday raised concerns with confusing policy language and recommended solutions for helping consumers navigate through their homeowners insurance policies and storm claims. Gallagher also said he is turning over consumer complaints he has …
A total of $5,373,456.28 in Individual and Households Program (IHP) grants has been approved for disaster assistance in Ohio since the presidential declaration of Feb. 15, according to figures released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Ohio …