Monthly Archives: <span>January 2006</span>

ATF Offers $5,000 Reward in Oak Park Firebombing Investigation

Special Agent in Charge Paul Vido of the San Francisco Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), reported that ATF is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for …

CRDN Unveils New Mich. Headquarters for International Operations

The Certified Restoration Drycleaning Network (CRDN), an international organization of textile restoration specialists serving the insurance industry, has completed construction of its 12,000 sq. ft. corporate headquarters office in Berkley, Mich. CRDN’s new office is located at 2060 Coolidge Highway …

DKI Notes Partnership with Art Recovery Technologies

DKI Services Corporation, parent company of Disaster Kleenup International, has established a strategic alliance with Art Recovery Technologies to provide art restoration services to DKI affiliated companies. Art Recovery Technologies, specializing in the recovery of middle value art, and its …

OSHA Offering New Guidelines to Help Reduce Motor Vehicle Accidents

Employers and employees who use motor vehicles for work purposes reportedly stand to benefit from new guidelines developed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS). …

TDI Posts December Enforcements

The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during December 2005. The actions include two license revocations, one license denial and fines and restitution totaling $5,228,742, including a $4 million penalty against …

Okla. Warns of Scam Artists Targeting Seniors Enrolling in Medicare Part D

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland and Attorney General Drew Edmondson are concerned that Oklahoma seniors will fall victim to scam artists taking advantage of the confusion created by Medicare Part D enrollment and implementation, according to the Oklahoma Insurance Department. …

Texas Comptroller Says Construction Commission Favors Builders

The Texas Residential Construction Commission is acting as a “builder protection agency” and has no power to force homebuilders to repair construction defects in new houses, according to state Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn. The agency, formed by legislators in 2003, …

CAIF Dishonors 2005’s Worst Insurance Con Artists

Scalpel-wielding surgeons, klutzy grave robbers, a pretend princess and murderous arsonist were among the eight worst insurance swindlers of 2005, the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud (CAIF) reported. They were elected to the Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame, which spotlights the …

SRS, Arch Insurance Group Note Claims Administration Partnership

Specialty Risk Services (SRS), a national property casualty third party administrator for workers’ compensation and general liability claims, reported a new claims administration agreement and partnership with Arch Insurance Group, provider of property, casualty, and specialty insurance for corporations, professional …

Conn. Official Wins Bias Claim

Connecticut Public Works Commissioner James Fleming has been awarded more than $146,000 in a lawsuit that accused his former employer of discriminating against him when he was a state lawmaker in the 1990s. Fleming, a longtime Republican representative and senator …