Chicago-based CCC Information Services Inc., a subsidiary of CCC Information Services Group Inc. announced it and 15 of its customers signed a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs in various class action suits pending in Madison County, Illinois. These consolidated suits, …
Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr., announced that Tamira Thompson, of Anne Arundel County was sentenced in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County for felony insurance fraud. The conviction and sentence follows a joint investigation conducted by the Insurance …
Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and State of Florida officials announced the opening of a Disaster Recovery Center in Milton on Thursday, July 14, bringing to five the number of centers open so far to assist …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland announced two new members to the Oklahoma Insurance Department staff. Jennifer Burchett was hired as legislative liaison. Burchett graduated with a bachelor’s degree in letters from the University of Oklahoma and obtained a law degree …
On behalf of Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell, Labor & Industry Secretary Stephen Schmerin announced that more than 83 percent of injured workers report that they are satisfied with the medical care they receive for treatment of their work-related injuries. An …
New legislation in Oklahoma that defines discount medical plans and protects consumers against high-pressure sales tactics and misleading information is welcome, according to Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland. Companies are selling the discount health cards to Oklahomans seeking affordable health care. …
The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission established online registration for its 18th annual Educational Conference, scheduled for Oct. 12-14, the first under the direction of Chief Executive Officer Alan McClain. The conference, at the Doubletree Hotel, Markham and Broadway in Little …
Risk Management Solutions revised its insured U.S. loss estimate from $1 billion to $5 billion to $1 billion to $3 billion from Hurricane Dennis, reflecting observations of their field reconnaissance team and additional data points on the storm’s windfield. The …
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a measure to exclude from consideration as income certain payments under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Introduced by Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee Chairman Richard H. Baker (La.), the …
Vance, a global investigation and security firm, has released travel safety tips for summer travel. The summer months include the busiest travel days of the year and consequently, summer is reportedly one of the worst seasons for travel security and …