Arbitration Forums Inc., (AF) a national arbitration services organization, has created a new arbitrator training and certification program to enhance the quality of decisions made by more than 6,500 arbitrators. AF arbitrators are required to participate in the program that …
AIG Excess Casualty, a division of the property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of American International Group Inc. (AIG), has rolled out a new online database of real-world claim scenarios designed to serve as an aid for both insurance buyers and …
Pennsylvania-based Harleysville Insurance has appointed Kevin Toth as senior vice president of claims. In this role, he is responsible for all claims activities for the Harleysville organization, which includes oversight of Harleysville’s home office central claims processing center and four …
The developer of a multi-unit residential complex in Rochelle Park, N.J., has been cited by the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for multiple violations of safety and health standards. Proposed penalties total $121,000. Town & Country …
New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Director Vaughn McKoy announced that an Essex County man has pleaded guilty to fraudulently misrepresenting that he and his family were qualified for Medicaid benefits. According to Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Greta Gooden-Brown, Anthony Murphy, …
ABM Industries Inc. announced recently that the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on June 27, 2005 denied the petition by Zurich American Insurance Co. (Zurich), filed Feb. 24, 2005, to have its appeal of the Feb. …
John Arcurio, 49, of Fillmore, California, plead guilty recently to two felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud and insurance fraud. Arcurio was arrested in Kern County and transferred to the County of Ventura Superior Court on April 29, 2005 following …
Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., announced that Phyllis Malveaux Breaux of Lafayette, a former licensed insurance agent, pled guilty on June 27, 2005, to felony theft over $500 before Judge Jules Edwards in the 15th Judicial District Court. …
A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength ratings of “A” (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings of “a” of the operating companies of the German-based GE Frankona Group with a stable outlook. “The ratings are based …
While most of Scotland braces for the upcoming G8 summit in Edinburgh, some 100 or so triathletes have a different concern. They’re scheduled to compete in a triathlon around and in Scotland’s legendary Loch Ness on July 23, and they’re …