New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey reported that a Mercer County neurologist, his former medical practice and four former medical diagnostic and/or medical equipment corporations, along with the former office manager, have been charged with devising a lucrative insurance fraud …
Birmingham, Alabama ranks among the top 100 cities nationally in measures to protect its citizens from the adverse affects of floods, according to officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The National Flood Insurance …
Just over a week remains until the Jan. 5 deadline to apply for federal and state disaster assistance for Floridians in the wake of Hurricane Wilma, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the …
Bronx-based A & L Sheet Metal Fabrications Corp. has been cited by the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for four instances of reportedly failing to correct hazards cited during a 2004 OSHA inspection, as well as …
Officials from the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in collaboration with state and local authorities, urge Mississippi residents awaiting temporary housing placement on their property to be aware of the permit policy for their county. Some …
Federal and state aid to Mississippians affected by Hurricane Katrina throughout Mississippi has surpassed $1billion, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). This figure includes costs for emergency assistance …
Munich Re has released the results of a “loss inspection” conducted on the West Coast of Thailand to assess the consequences of the devastating tsunami, which struck the area one year ago. Experts from the reinsurer’s Geo Risks Research team …
An public transit MBTA bus driver has been indicted on charges that he fraudulently collected workers’ compensation benefits and submitted falsified documents to support his claims, Attorney General Tom Reilly announced. Jonathan T. Farrow, Sr., of Hyde Park, was indicted …
Both Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry are responding to waves of wildfires plaguing their states as a result of the extremely dry conditions there. Henry reminded citizens that a statewide burn ban remained in effect for …
The number of uninsured motorists on Georgia highways has been sharply reduced since the state began using a computer system to keep track of liability insurance rolls, the state Department of Revenue said. Before the system took effect in February …