Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., will be the keynote speaker and will help kickoff the first annual ScamJam on Aug. 17, 2005, in Acadiana. The AG’s office said the one-day event is aimed at educating consumers about the …
Aetna and the Aetna Foundation will grant $175,000 to the trauma unit of Chicago’s John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital. The grant will fund development of a model program of culturally appropriate end-of-life care, including palliative care, that can be shared …
Florida communities may get funds for disaster preparation faster because of a new process for reviewing applications. The federal funds are available as part of the disaster recovery from last year’s four hurricanes. Many communities have applied for money to …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its “BBB-” counterparty credit and senior unsecured debt ratings on Willis Group Holdings Ltd. and has revised the outlook to stable from negative. The rating actions could be an indication …
Royal & Sun Alliance, the U.K.’s second largest commercial insurer, had a good first half of 2005. Operating results rose 79 percent to 329 million pounds ($594 million), compared to 184 million pounds ($332 million) for the first six months …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed the long-term “A” insurer financial strength and counterparty credit ratings on Allianz Australia and its affiliate Allianz New Zealand, and has revised the rating outlook on the two companies to …
Fire sprinklers will soon be required in all nursing homes, in new construction of one- and two-family dwellings, and in all new construction of nightclubs and like facilities, as well as for existing nightclubs and like facilities with capacities over …
The West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission’s decision to terminate a Beckley physician from the workers’ compensation program was recently upheld by an administrative law judge, resulting in the right to reclaim more than $1.3 million in fraudulently obtained payments. Earlier …
Fitch has affirmed and removed from Rating Watch Negative, General Fire and Casualty Company’s (GenFire) ‘BB-‘ insurer financial strength rating. The Rating Outlook is Negative. The rating was downgraded to ‘BB-‘ from ‘BB+’, and placed on Rating Watch Negative in …
A 21-year-old Los Angeles man was charged with placing a pipe bomb in the return slot of a South Los Angeles Blockbuster video store that exploded Tuesday night, the District Attorney’s office announced. Walter Keith Webster, (dob 2-12-84) was charged …