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

Whitemore Agency Employee Arrested in N.C. for Embezzlement

Tammy Cope of Old Fort, N.C. has been arrested in McDowell County on six charges of embezzlement according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Long. Department of Insurance investigators allege that Cope collected more than $10,000 in insurance premiums from 30 consumers …

Insurance Claims Paid in Mississippi Now Over $10 Billion

As of June 6 insurance companies have paid out more than $10 billion in hurricane-related claims for hurricanes Rita and Katrina in Mississippi, according to Commissioner of Insurance George Dale. The National Flood Insurance Program has now paid over $2.4 …

Division of Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board Adopts New Heat Stress Regulations

The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has adopted a permanent heat stress regulation, which protects all California employees working outdoors. The measure now goes to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL), which has 30 days to approve, upon …

Pride Industries Employee Arrested for Workers’ Compensation Fraud

A Sacramento man has turned himself in for insurance fraud. Darren Stanton was a long term employee of PRIDE Industries, an employer of people with disabilities, according to LWP Claims Solutions Inc. On March 28, 2005, Stanton suffered an accepted …

New Property and Casualty Insurer Opens in Irving, Texas!

Irving, Texas – A new Property and Casualty insurer, Homeowners of America Insurance Company, has opened in Irving, Texas. Homeowners is a Texas company specializing in protecting residential property for Texans. In an interview following authorization from the Texas Department …

Mich. Agrees to $6 Million Settlement Connected to Police Chase

Dearborn, Mich. has agreed to pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit over a 2003 fatal crash caused by one of its traffic officers. The settlement was reached this week, The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press reported. Agron …

GoodWorks Extends Charitable Reach to National Accounts with HRH

GoodWorks Insurance, based in North Canaan, Conn., is extending its unusual charitable philosophy to national accounts with the help of a joint risk management agreement with large insurance broker Hilb Rogal & Hobbs, Connecticut, a subsidiary of Hilb Rogal & …

ACE USA Launches Commercial Policy for Life Sciences Industry

ACE USA has launched a commercial package policy to help protect life sciences companies from property and casualty exposures faced by this specialized industry. The ACE USA Commercial Package Policy is offered to ACE’s U.S.-based life sciences customers already covered …

Fire Damages Saloon, Antique Shop in Guthrie, Okla., Historical District

An electrical fire in this Guthrie, Okla.’s historical downtown caused $200,000 in damage to an antique shop and a saloon where cowboy actor Tom Mix once worked as a bartender. No one was hurt in the blaze in the International …

Insurer Doesn’t Have to Pay Claims in Ark. Babies’ Deaths

An insurance company doesn’t have to pay claims made in the deaths of two babies left inside a closed car in sweltering weather in Arkansas, a federal appeals court says. The claims were made in the April 1998 deaths of …