AutoWorks International Ltd. reported that Parts Direct (its wholly owned subsidiary) has fully designed, developed, and tested its PartScan software which is now available for ‘live’ installation and network systems integration with potential insurance company clients. The software has been …
New Advisory Base Flood Elevation maps for Louisiana’s Iberia and Vermilion parishes are still on the drawing boards. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had planned to make the maps available over the past weekend, …
Purse snatching has traditionally been a crime directed against women, but the growing use of small electronic devices by men, has increasingly made them the victims of grab and run thieves. A bulletin on the Lloyd’s Website (www.lloyds.com) notes that …
Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr., reported the filing of criminal insurance fraud charges against Harry Walter Hepbron, 44, of Elkton, Maryland. In a four (4) count indictment filed in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Hepbron was charged …
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c32879) reported the addition of Claims Management in UK General Insurance 2005 to their offering. The report is an overview of claims management in the UK motor, property and liability markets. This report provides extensive claims cost …
A civil lawsuit filed against a Nassau County, Fla. man for unlawfully soliciting relief donations intended for Hurricane Katrina victims has been successfully concluded by Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist. Robert Moneyhan must pay $10,000 for the state’s costs of …
In a setback for Georgia’s recent progress on civil justice reform, the state Supreme Court overturned a key venue law, which was part of the comprehensive tort reform legislation enacted in 2005, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). The …
Tyco Fire & Building Products (TFBP), a division of Tyco International Ltd. and a provider in fire protection technology, will offer training seminars in the installation, use and application of its newly-introduced Rapid Response home fire sprinkler system. Open to …
The Central Texas Chapter of CPCU Society and the Austin Association of Insurance Professionals will host the 2006 All Insurance Industry Day March 1 at the Doubletree Hotel in Austin. The schedule of events includes: 8:30-9:30 a.m. – Legislative Update …
The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. reported that Andrew Pinkes has been named president of Heritage Holdings Inc., a unit which oversees the company’s property and casualty run-off operations. Pinkes, who is currently the senior vice president and chief operating …