Monthly Archives: <span>July 2005</span>

Crawford & Co. Has 52 Percent Drop in Q2 Net Income

Crawford & Company has announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005. Second quarter 2005 revenues before reimbursements totaled $186.0 million compared with $172.0 million in the 2004 second quarter. Second quarter 2005 net income was …

Utah City Raises Insurance Requirement for Pitbulls

Springville, Utah’s City Council has voted unanimously to tighten Springville’s pit bull ordinance, including raising the amount of insurance pit bull owners must carry and changing who must be with a dog when it was not fenced in. The city …

Calif. Ordinance Requires Contractors to Reveal 19th Cent. Slave Trade Ties

Contractors doing business with Oakland have until Oct. 1 to disclose whether they participated in the 19th-century slave trade, under an ordinance adopted by the City Council. Companies who provide insurance, financial and other services must reveal whether they or …

Lawyers Plead Guilty in SoCal Car Insurance Fraud Ring

Two attorneys pleaded guilty Friday in connection with a Southern California insurance fraud ring that allegedly staged vehicle collisions and filed false insurance company claims, officials said. Curtis Mitchell Shaw, 61, of Beverly Hills and Keith Darran Washington, 41, of …

TWCC to Hold Educational Seminar in Corpus Christi

The Workers’ Health and Safety division of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission will present a one-day educational seminar on Safety Inspection and Accident Investigation, on Aug. 17, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. The …

Study Shows 15 Insurers Contributed to Controversial 2002 Texas Election

Insurance companies that were fighting tighter state regulations were major corporate donors to a business lobby group’s mail campaign that helped Republicans take control of the Legislature in the 2002 elections, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The newspaper examined records released …

Ohio Investigates Bid-Rigging Among Insurers, Brokers

The Ohio Department of Insurance is investigating allegations that brokers across the state are engaging in bid-rigging and undisclosed commission arrangements with insurance companies, the Associated Press reported. The state could take action against insurance companies or brokers by early …

Neb. Man Paralyzed in Crash Loses Fight With Insurer

A man paralyzed in a crash with a Scotts Bluff County, Neb., sheriff’s cruiser that also killed his fiancee lost his fight to get money from the county’s insurance company, according to the Associated Press. The Nebraska Supreme Court rejected …

Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau Looking for New Investment Consultant

The Ohio state insurance fund for injured workers announced i is looking for a new outside consultant to review its investments, according to the Associated Press. The Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation said it won’t renew its contract with San …

DKI Hires National Sales Director

Illinois-based Disaster Kleenup International Inc. announced it has hired Joseph Caroccio, an accomplished industry veteran, as its new national sales director to spearhead DKI’s sales efforts nationally. Caroccio comes to DKI from Crawford Contractor Connection where he was most recently …