North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley announced recently that more than 4,600 applications for individual assistance were filed as part of the Operation Brighter Day hurricane recovery program. The program began taking applications on April 22 and concluded on June 17. …
Crawford Adjusters Canada’s employees were working overtime recently to help their customers manage claims resulting from flooding in Southern Alberta, Canada. Call volumes at the firm’s CLAIMSALERT call center reportedly increased significantly during the time. The firm enacted its catastrophe …
The City of San Francisco recently honored State Compensation Insurance Fund supervisor Lealand Stewart as “Employer of the Year.” Stewart’s ‘significant contributions’ for hiring people with disabilities was formally recognized by Mayor Gavin Newsom and Supervisor Michaela Alioto-Pier. The Annual …
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Monday night authorized the use of federal funds to help Utah fight the Blue Springs Fire in Washington County, Utah. When the State of Utah requested federal assistance, the …
EQECAT Inc., an authority on extreme-risk modeling, and analysis for catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities, has signed a multi-year contract with the Reinsurance business of Towers Perrin (Reinsurance) to use EQECAT’s Tornado/Hail model, which is a part of its …
Data Return LLC, a provider of Strategic IT Operations services, was selected by the California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) to provide a comprehensive IT outsourcing solution. CIGA, which was created by the California Legislature to pay claims of insolvent insurance …
The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) said it is opposed to legislation that would require homeowners to purchase contents coverage that they may not need or want in the event their homes are destroyed in declared disasters. The bill, …
In light of the continuing boom in construction, as well as two recent incidents where workers fell from rooftops, the Department of Labor and Industries urged contractors to take action to protect workers from deadly falls. In the past six …
Two bills that will combat no-fault auto insurance fraud and abuse were part of a productive session for the New York state legislature this year, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). One bill (A.7255-B/S.4854-A), requiring an index number to …
California-based Siebel Systems Inc., a provider of customer-facing solutions, has unveiled advanced claims analytics capabilities in Siebel Insurance 7.8. With Siebel Insurance 7.8, Siebel Systems brings to market a fraud prediction solution that combines the power of predictive analytics, real-time …