Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine announced that arrests were made recently in Murray County as part of his investigation into an insurance fraud ring that has allegedly been operating in North Georgia for the past five years. Arrested were: Melissa …
Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau announced recently that four personal injury lawyers and two law firms have pled guilty to filing false documents with the New York State Office of Court Administration (“OCA”) to conceal their involvement in paying illegal …
Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist has filed a civil complaint against a suspended Tampa physician alleging that the doctor billed Medicaid for more than $200,000 for services never provided. Dr. Lehel Kadosa was charged with violations of Florida’s False Claims …
The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit reported that it recently closed a month-long investigation with the arrests of three Concordia Parish individuals. Michell Warren, 34, of Vidalia, Milton Cupstid, 58, of Ferriday and Fred Taylor, 37, of Vidalia were …
Insurers who use credit scoring in underwriting and rate setting must take into consideration a recent security breach at the data collection company ChoicePoint Inc., according to a bulletin issued by the Texas Department of Insurance. The Georgia company has …
The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission announced it will host its 9th Annual Safety and Health Conference, the Texas Safety Summit, on May 11 and 12 in Austin at the Omni Austin Hotel Southpark, 4140 Governors Row. The Texas Safety Summit …
Residents of the northern and central parts of Arizona have been hard hit this winter by storms and flooding. Information learned from these disasters can help those affected and those who were not affected this time to identify steps that …
Alea Group Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd., the specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced changes in the executive management team. Kirk Lusk was appointed Group chief administrative officer and will oversee Group Human Resources, Information Technology, Claims, Marketing, and Risk Management/Audit. Lusk was …
A resolution supporting ergonomics guidelines for nursing homes and encouraging such facilities to use alternative mechanical lifting methods was unanimously approved on Thursday by the Workers’ Compensation Committee at the spring National Conference of Insurance Legislators in Hilton Head, S.C. …
The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday moved important legislation (H.R. 3) to make roads safer for motorists and address loss cost factors for insurers, according to Melissa Shelk, vice president, federal affairs, with the American Insurance Association. The …