Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley issued a news release announcing his resignation as commissioner effective Feb. 15. Chief Deputy Commissioner Jim Donelon will take over the post. Following is the statement released by Commissioner Wooley: After careful consideration for …
AIK Comp members in Kentucky have paid over $68 million in cash and promissory notes toward a $90.7 million assessment ordered by the Franklin Circuit Court in November 2005. The assessment followed a settlement reached in court-ordered mediation between the …
A retired Massachusetts lawyer secretly held seven stolen paintings, including a Paul Cezanne still-life worth millions of dollars, for 28 years because he wanted a 10 percent finders fee, the Boston Globe reported Wednesday. The paintings, including Cezanne’s “Bouteille et …
Sheila’s Wheels, a U.K. insurer that specializes in automobile insurance for women, announced the launch of the “world’s first female-friendly seatbelt.” The bulletin notes that “top engineers have designed a new device that prevents the belt strap causing discomfort across …
Two Sacramento residents and one Galt resident have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a “staged auto vandalism” ring, according to the California Insurance Commissioner’s office. The case involved a suspected scam in which multiple insurance policies were allegedly …
After funding more than 3.3 million hotel/motel room nights in order to provide tens of thousands of families with emergency housing, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is winding down the program and continuing its efforts to transition those displaced …
National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield and former NFL Player Danny Wuerffel will be among the keynote speakers sharing their experiences of last year’s hurricane season at the Seventh Annual Windstorm Insurance Conference to be held Feb. 8-11, at the …
A Staten Island contractor’s repeated failure to protect workers against cave-in hazards has resulted in $133,000 in proposed fines from the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Able Plumbing Inc. was cited for a total of four …
As part of its continuing investigation into an accident involving an aircraft in Montrose, Colorado, the National Transportation Safety Board will open a public docket and release a series of factual reports on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 11 am. On …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) recently unveiled Agenda ’06 to the Workers’ Compensation Oversight Commission as part of an initiative to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the agency’s operations. Bill Mabe, administrator/CEO of BWC, said that a …