ProMutual Group, the largest writer of medical malpractice insurance in the Northeast, is expanding its successful patient safety program aimed at reducing the incidence of shoulder dystocia. Shoulder dystocia is a birth complication in which a baby’s shoulder is blocked …
A former Massachusetts corrections officer allegedly injured on the job has been indicted on charges that he fraudulently collected more than $55,000 in disability pay, Attorney General Tom Reilly announced. Antonios Sarantos, 35, of Plymouth, was indicted by a Suffolk …
Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. announced that Azad Ally, formerly a dentist licensed in Maryland and Medicaid provider of dental services in the Silver Spring area, and his wife, Nelinee Deonarine, were indicted in the Circuit Court for …
Fall hazards and an obstructed exit at a Merrimack, New Hampshire warehouse store have resulted in a total of $73,000 in fines from the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). V.I.P. Discount Auto Parts, based in Lewiston, …
The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Monday that President Bush has ordered federal disaster aid for Wyoming to help meet the recovery needs of tornado victims in Campbell County. Michael Brown, …
Frontier Adjusters announced the opening of Frontier Adjusters of Los Angeles Appraisal Services, owned by Fred Zapien of Zapien’s Appraisals Inc. Zapien adds more than 30 years of personal appraisal experience and a team of more than 20 dedicated auto, …
The U.S. workers’ compensation system needs evolutionary changes, but all industry stakeholders must never lose sight of the original “noble” goals from nearly a century ago, according to Wausau Insurance President and Chief Operating Officer Joe Gilles. “The workers’ compensation …
The Insurance Marketplace Standards Association (IMSA) today commended both the Iowa and the North Dakota Insurance Departments for issuing a bulletin and letter respectively affirming their use of a company’s IMSA qualification in their market oversight activities. Iowa Commissioner Susan …
Carlos Cruz, a painter employed by Maryland Management, was recently found guilty of felony theft over $500 against the Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund (IWIF) in Montgomery County District Court. Judge C. J. Vaughey sentenced Cruz to 18 months incarceration, suspended, …
Pembina County (North Dakota) Emergency Manager Rebecca Ault reassured residents on Saturday, Aug. 20, that emergency services are in place after fire and water damages occurred to the Pembina County Courthouse and Law Enforcement Center on Friday, Aug. 19. Local …