James Lee Witt, former FEMA Director and co-chair of ProtectingAmerica.org, and Admiral James Loy, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, have announced the formation of the group’s California affiliate, ProtectingCalifornia.org. ProtectingAmerica.org and its California affiliate have …
California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced the arrest of six suspects following a two-year, multi-agency undercover investigation into an alleged insurance fraud “mill” that reportedly swindled insurance companies with false billings. The arrests came after a Grand Jury handed …
Two McLennan County, Texas women, apprehended after they claimed to be victims of Hurricane Katrina and attempted to obtain federal emergency benefits, have pleaded guilty to filing false, fictitious or fraudulent claims and could face five years in federal prison …
Luis Aragon has been appointed as a Safety and Loss Control consultant at Loss Prevention Specialists LLC — a safety training firm that serves self-insured workers’ comp groups such as California Contractors Network SIG, California Agricultural Network SIG and the …
SANDY, Utah – The Prime Insurance Syndicate, Inc. (“Prime”) is pleased to announce that effective October 1, 2005; Prime secured additional binding authority from certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London. For many years, Prime’s family of companies has provided liability …
Alabamians whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Katrina may receive a housing grant to make repairs to their homes or for other housing needs. The Alabama Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency …
Mississippi residents and business owners in the 49 disaster-declared counties who sustained damage due to Hurricane Katrina have four weeks to apply for disaster assistance through the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Jan. 11, 2006 is …
DriveCam Inc., a provider of systems that mitigate risk by improving driving behavior, has teamed with McNeil and Company, a provider of insurance programs and risk management services, to offer discounts to McNeil’s Ambulance Services Insurance Program (ASIP) clients who …
John L. Ward has launched Ward Partners LLC, a Cincinnati-based advisory firm specializing in the insurance services industry. Through its proprietary Think Like an Investor program, Ward Partners, LLC will reportedly work with a select group of insurance services companies …
The fourth annual “Judicial Hellholes” report, a ranking of state courts in the United States that are sought by plaintiffs because they are judged by critics to have the toughest environment for defendants in civil liability lawsuits, was released today. …