Miles R. Afsharnik has joined Wachovia Insurance Services, Inc. as a vice president and National Claims and Legal Resource Director for the Executive Liability Advisors group. Afsharnik will be located in Wachovia Insurance Services’ New York office. In his new …
Trial attorneys’ charges that the insurance industry is putting profits over people in the handling of claims from Hurricane Katrina are being dismissed by industry trade groups. The Florida Insurance Council (FIC), joined by three national property and casualty trade …
One year after Hurricane Katrina, the insurance industry says that nearly 95 percent of homeowners insurance claims have been settled in Louisiana and Mississippi, insurance companies have paid billions in storm damage claims and the vast majority of homeowners in …
One year after Hurricane Katrina swept across the Gulf Coast, the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (AFTL) and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) are launching a national petition drive calling on insurance companies to put policyholders over …
The job of upgrading Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport won’t go to Bechtel Infrastructure Group, city officials announced. Negotiations between the city and the San Francisco-based contractor broke down over insurance issues. Instead, San Jose is talking with …
A retired medical doctor in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho,who wants to donate his time to the Dirne Health Care Center in northern Idaho says he is unable to do so because medical malpractice insurance would cost him at least $10,000. Norman …
Insurance claims management firm Crawford & Company and Platinum Equity have signed a deal under which Crawford will acquire Platinum’company Broadspire Services, a third-party administrator. Broadspire Services, a privately-held corporation, will be acquired by Crawford for total consideration of $150 …
In its vote today, the Florida Building Code Commission should adopt the same windborne debris requirements for the Panhandle that are in place throughout Florida, insurers have urged. “The commission should adopt the broader standard established by the American Society …
A new survey of 6,810 teens showed that more than half of them work, and 514 of them had been injured on the job. “The findings from this study clearly indicate that work-related injuries among youth are a significant health …
With the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina one week away, the American Insurance Association (AIA) has unveiled a National Catastrophe Agenda designed to reinforce resilience to catastrophic hurricanes. But not everyone, including Allstate Insurance, agrees the AIA plan is the …