One of the top collegiate football players in the country blows out a knee in his final game before hoping to go professional. For some star college athletes and their families, this scenario is a legitimate worry. With the National …
An all-new education and designation program specifically for education risk management specialists has been developed by The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research in partnership with Texas Schools Risk Managers Association (TXSRMA). The Certified School Risk Manager Program is …
Pennsylvania-based Donegal Group Inc. has reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 of $8,417,088, or $.46 per share on a diluted basis, compared to $6,286,636, or $.35 per share on a diluted basis, before extraordinary item, for …
Crawford & Company has added Gary Barton and Judy McCormick to its Healthcare Management Services sales team. Barton will oversee bill review sales nationwide, while McCormick will manage the north central sales territory which includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, …
The National Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters (NAIIA) will hold its 2005 Conference, May 5-8, at the Westin Mission Hills Resort in Rancho Mirage, California. A number of education sessions will be held, along with an exhibition site, and other …
Vaughn McKoy, New Jersey director, Division of Criminal Justice, announced that an Essex County doctor and his niece have been ordered to pay more than $30,000 in restitution and fines after pleading guilty to multiple counts of insurance fraud, including …
U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, recently commended the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for their unanimous vote to move forward with the first of three steps in developing a new mandatory safety standard …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Federal Coordinating Officer for the Florida recovery, William Carwile, announced that Escambia County, Fla. is receiving a $10.9 million federal grant to help restore an eight-mile stretch of Pensacola Beach that was severely damaged …
The U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has entered into a settlement agreement with Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp., Follansbee, W.Va., following an inspection of their coke plant initiated last October, The inspection uncovered multiple alleged violations of …
Insurance Journal’s search for the nation’s top privately-owned independent insurance agencies and brokerages is continuing but some qualified firms have not yet sent in their entry forms. The final deadline has been extended until Wednesday, April 27. Because everybody likes …