Monthly Archives: <span>March 2005</span>

eAutoclaims Keeps Alliance Advisors for Targeted Investor Relations Program

Florida-based eAutoclaims, a provider of managed collision repair services and insurance claims processing technology applications, has retained Alliance Advisors LLC, an affiliate of Hayden Communications, to initiate a proactive and targeted investor relations campaign. Matt Hayden, principal of Alliance Advisors …

14 South Floridians Indicted in Dade County for Filing False FEMA Claims

Fourteen South Floridaians were indicted this week for filing false claims to obtain Federal Emergency Management Authority grants and charged with federal wire and mail fraud. Federal legislators meeting in Washington pointed to t he arrests as evidence of waste …

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. Unveils Q4, 2004 Report

Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. reported a net income of $72.2 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2004 and net income of $195.1 million, or $2.74 per diluted share, for the twelve months …

OSHA Fines Fla. Employer for Safety Hazards

A lead abatement contractor’s reported failure to protect employees removing lead paint from a steel bridge spanning the Penobscot River between Lincoln and Chester, Maine, has resulted in $80,500 in fines from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). …

FEMA Encourages States to Implement Flood Training Program for Agents

States will soon require minimum training, education and knowledge requirements for insurance agents who write flood insurance, Ed Pasterick, an industry relations spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency told the National Conference of Insurance Regulators Property-Casualty Insurance Committee on …

Verastar Unveils New Independent Ga. Salvage Auction

Verastar, a group of 12 independent salvage auto auctions located in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee, announced its latest expansion, the acquisition of an 81-acre tract in the Effingham Park of Commerce in greater Savannah. The new Verastar facility …

Diversified Product Inspections Finalizes Tenn. Move

Diversified Product Inspections Inc., a provider of independent product failure analysis, air contamination and fire investigations for the insurance industry has completed its move to its new 45,000-square-foot headquarters facility in Tennessee. John VanZyll, president and CEO, stated that, “DPI …

Alabama Mitigation Projects Approved

The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Alabama Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) disaster officials announced the approval of two hazard mitigation projects totaling nearly $1 million. The projects are aimed at addressing a number of hazards …

Researchers Find Dust to be Primary Lead Poisoning Source; Develop New Tests for Children

Wind blown lead-enriched dust appears to be the primary cause of lead poisoning in children living in cities, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Xavier University of Louisiana and SUNY ESF (Environmental Science …

R.I. Judge Orders Nightclub Owners Pay Workers’ Comp Benefits to Families of Employees Killed in Fire

Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation Court Judge Bruce Q. Morin has ordered the owners of the West Warwick nightclub The Station to pay lost wages and funeral expenses to the families of four employees who were among the 100 who died …