United Industry Effort Results in CDI Deletion of Contentious Proposed Regulation Language Rancho Cordova…The Western Insurance Agents Association commended the recent action by the California Department of Insurance which deleted over-reaching language contained in a proposed regulation dealing with “for …
The June 17 electrocution death of a worker at an Albany, New York nightclub/restaurant/bar could have been prevented with a combination of training and proper work practices, reports the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). JBC of …
In Mississippi ‘s Hurricane Katrina recovery, the numbers are staggering. Sixty days after landfall, the numbers of people receiving assistance is in the hundreds of thousands, and the dollars spent in the hundreds of millions. Statistics update daily. * By …
A former Beverly Hills insurance broker has been arrested and charged with one count of grand theft after an investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Investigation Division. CDI Investigators arrested Gregory Starrett Williams, 53, last Wednesday. If convicted, …
Global claims professionals are facing one of their most challenging periods ever, said John Attey, Global Claims leader for GE Insurance Solutions, during the company’s inaugural European Claims Conference held recently in Croydon, England. “I don’t think anyone is surprised …
Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon has posted on his Web site (www.ago.state.mo.us) information about 265 previously damaged vehicles that were affected by the state of Missouri’s settlement earlier this year with State Farm Mutual Insurance Co. The information includes the …
A priority for many survivors of Hurricane Katrina is getting back into their homes, according to the Institute for Business & Home Safety. But experts say there are two things to think about before the first nail is hammered: How …
Teams of special agents from at least 10 federal government agencies have been dispatched to investigate a multitude of fraudulent claims that have arisen from the rubble of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Richard Skinner, inspector general of the Department of …
The CPCU Society has announced its new officers and governors, effective immediately. The following officers have been officially elected: The CPCU Society’s incoming president, Millicent W. Workman, CPCU, CPIW, is a Risk Management Consultant based in Memphis, Tenn.. CPCU Society …
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Jonathan Snare recently signed a two-year renewal of the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) Alliance to help reduce workplace injuries and illnesses and advance overall workplace safety …