February 28, 2006
Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett reported that an Allegheny County medical doctor was criminally charged for writing fraudulent prescriptions for highly addictive cough suppressants in his patients’ names without their knowledge, billing the costs of the drugs to their insurance …
February 28, 2006
The West Virginia Insurance Commission has released statistics indicating that more than $1.89 million in workers’ compensation payments are now outstanding from employers in the state. Notices asking 1,794 employers to pay up or face the consequences are now being …
February 28, 2006
Reportedly responding to a high level of interest in home warranty contracts, which are now included in more than 90 percent of home resales in California, and growing consumer inquiries about warranties, the Home Warranty Association of California (HWAC) has …
February 28, 2006
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c33651 ) reported the addition of UK Motor Insurance 2005 to their offering. In the face of increasing competitive pressures, the UK motor insurance market is currently in a soft cycle phase. This report examines the markets …
February 28, 2006
Noting that a car is often a consumer’s biggest purchase after a home, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and State Sen. James Meeks (D-Chicago) has called on the Illinois General Assembly to pass legislation that gives consumers more power when …
February 28, 2006
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and South Dakota’s Rapid City Area Community Reward Fund are offering up to $2,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the May 14, 2005 vehicle …
February 28, 2006
The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported that federal disaster aid has been made available for Idaho to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter …
February 28, 2006
GMAC Insurance – Personal Lines reported an exclusive insurance discount program available to all employees of eligible GM supplier partner companies. In this offering, approximately 14 million Americans may qualify for discounted insurance rates on their automobile and home coverage. …
February 28, 2006
The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. reported that a week-long survey of its members regarding the current conditions of the homeowners market in downstate New York found there is no immediate crisis in availability in the area. …
February 28, 2006
ClaimSolution Inc., a national employee-driven independent appraisal and adjusting companies, is implementing CCC Pathways Independent Appraisal Solution as its electronic estimating solution of choice. CCC is a supplier of information technology software and services to the auto-claims and collision-repair industries. …