California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund has received $566,480 in restitution from a Marin County roofing company owner convicted of workers’ compensation fraud. Kenneth Scott Cooper, 51, of San Rafael, made full restitution to State Fund after pleading guilty on Nov. …
California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced that he intends to approve an average 8 percent decrease in premium rates for policyholders of United Services Automobile Association (USAA), a move that the commissioner said coincides with the company’s decision to implement …
North Dakota has made progress in reducing the number of children without health insurance, a new report says. The state saw one of the biggest declines in the percentage of uninsured children since the start of the State Children’s Health …
Arkansas has made the greatest progress in reducing its number of children without health-care coverage, a nationwide study released Aug. 9 shows. The state saw the greatest drop – nearly 60 percent – of uninsured children from 1997 to 2004 …
Willis Group has created a worldwide, multi-disciplinary business serving the oil and gas industry on a global basis. Willis Energy draws on teams in Houston, Calgary, New York and London, and incorporates the company’s global retail network, according to the …
North Dakota’s workers compensation agency wants permission to publish a list of employers who haven’t paid their insurance premiums. Members of the Workforce Safety and Insurance agency’s board have endorsed the idea as one of several proposals the department will …
More than 433,000 people have been evacuated from parts of China’s southeastern coast that are due to be hit by Typhoon Saomai, a government news agency reported Thursday Saomai was expected to hit the mainland on Thursday in Fujian and …
Authorities in London thwarted a terrorist plot to blow up aircraft mid-flight between Britain and the U.S. using explosives smuggled in hand luggage, police said Thursday. Britain’s Home Secretary John Reid deemed the alleged plot significant and said it was …
A.M. Best Co. has assigned debt ratings to two debt issues from Shackleton Re Limited, a newly created Cayman Islands exempted company licensed as a restricted Class B insurer. Both issues are designed to act as back-up security for Bermuda’s …
A deal in which the World Trade Center site’s owner would take control of two towers being built there from a private developer is a step closer to being finalized. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey filed …