CDS Business Mapping LLC, a provider in online property risk mapping, has added Colorado, Maine and Texas to its Distance to Fire Station report on the RiskMeter Online (www.RiskMeter.com). The distance between a property and the primary fire station directly …
Analysis of crash data from a road demonstration program in Michigan found that low-cost intersection improvements had a significantly greater safety benefit for drivers 65 and older than for drivers 25 to 64, AAA announced. According to the nation’s largest …
West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against three state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court against the following: • Five Star Transport Services LLC, a Randolph …
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help Nevada fight the Good Springs fire burning in Clark County west of Las Vegas. Michael Brown, under secretary of Homeland …
Ohio’s Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) has taken additional steps to fortify the infrastructure of its investment department in preparation for the Governor’s Management Review Team to begin its analysis of all 156 investments. BWC’s interim Administrator Tina Kielmeyer has …
Florida-based First Advantage Corporation, a risk mitigation and business solutions provider, has launched a new brand strategy which changes the name of its insurance fraud investigative subsidiary, Omega Insurance Services Inc., to First Advantage Investigative Services. First Advantage Corporation acquired …
Ten American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) members from across the country received the first-ever NAOSH Champion Award recently for their efforts in promoting the importance of workplace safety and its contribution to sustaining a positive quality of life. From …
The Insurance Automation Group, a Workgroup Company, announced a new web-based version of its iAutomate: OPL CaseManager Lite software automation product, designed to automate the process of other-party liability (OPL) for healthcare insurance plans. iAutomate: OPL CaseManager Enterprise supports more …
Ventura County (California) District Attorney Gregory Totten announced that John Arcurio (DOB 2/16/57), a resident of Ventura County, pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud. The prosecution of Arcurio followed an investigation conducted by the Criminal Investigations Branch of the California …
Leonard Sanfilippo was recently sentenced by Judge Connie Steinheimer on June 21, 2005, in Washoe County District Court in Nevada. He pled guilty to two felonies, insurance fraud and obtaining money by false pretense on Jan. 25, 2005. He reportedly …