Disaster Kleenup International Inc., a network of quality, independent property damage restoration contractors, announced that Protechs Inc. of Fort Wayne, Indiana has entered into a two year renewal of its membership, solidifying DKI’s network in the Midwest. Protechs has provided …
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, sitting in Chicago, has reversed a lower court decision which granted a judgment without trial in favor of Sears Roebuck in a case brought against the retailer by the U.S. Equal …
A flood control project completed three years ago in the City of Rensselaer, New York has reportedly spared residents of the city’s “hollow” their traditional spring flooding, even during the early-April storms this year that led to Rensselaer County’s inclusion …
Lockton Companies Inc., the nation’s largest privately owned insurance broker, has appointed Robert Hopson as a vice president, aviation specialist in its commercial insurance group, property/casualty division in its Kansas City corporate office. Hopson has 15 years of insurance experience, …
The United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, recently issued its opinion in Graphic Packaging International Inc. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau, upholding the validity of an exclusion for “bodily injury by disease” found in workers’ compensation/employers liability policies issued …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced that Rolls-Royce is one of six companies that received the 2005 Governor’s Excellence in Workers’ Compensation Award (GEA). Rolls-Royce is the winner of the Self Insured category. “Employers like Rolls-Royce have demonstrated …
Two lawyers and one medical doctor pleaded guilty in connection with an elaborate interstate staged auto insurance fraud ring involving more than 55 victims/insurance carriers both in Arizona and California. More than $2.5 million was paid out in fake insurance …
Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. has reported its initial estimate of losses attributable to Hurricane Dennis. Although claims information is preliminary, the company estimates its net after-tax losses to be approximately $2.3 million. The company further announced that the catastrophe losses …
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger on Friday released the 2004 Consumer Complaint Ratio Report which tracks complaints and questions about insurance companies licensed to do business in the State of Kansas. During 2004, the Kansas Insurance Department closed 5,012 complaints …
New York Gov. George Pataki (R) has signed legislation (A.7525-B/S.4854-A) which will give insurers an important tool in fighting no-fault auto insurance fraud, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). “This law will provide insurers with the ability to better …