New automobiles will be required to have anti-rollover technology by the 2012 model year, which should save thousands of lives annually, the government’s traffic safety agency said Thursday. “No other safety technology since the seat belt holds as much promise …
Bermuda-based Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd. has named Peter D. Johnson, a veteran insurance executive with extensive experience as a runoff specialist, as the Company’s new President and CEO. He was the Chairman and CEO of the Home Insurance Company during …
Another member of the Asselin family has pleaded guilty in connection with a corruption probe into the Springfield Housing Authority in a deal that requires him to testify against a co-defendant, lets him keep his home and could help him …
Warren County, Ohio has settled federal lawsuits filed by five county employees who accused a former judge of sexual harassment. Common Pleas Judge Dallas Powers retired last year after a plea agreement involving charges stemming from a courthouse scandal around …
Gary Weeks, director of the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I), announced he is resigning to become executive director of the Washington Health Care Association. Weeks’ last day at L&I will be Oct. 13. L&I manages the state …
California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Board has proposed a 6.3 percent reduction in the pure premium rate. On August 16, 2006, the WCIRB submitted its Jan. 1, 2007 pure premium rate filing to the California Department of Insurance (CDI) recommending …
The California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Board of Directors appointed James C. Tudor as the organization’s president. Tudor’s appointment caps an extensive four month national search for a permanent State Fund CEO. Jeanne Cain, chair of the State Fund Board …
Bitterroot Valley, Mont., residents who allege their homes were destroyed by a backburn that got away from firefighters cannot sue the U.S. Forest Service over their losses, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy said the agency …
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota says its directors have voted to refund more than $26 million to policyholders if regulators approve. The refunds would go to policyholders enrolled through a bank depositor, a Nodakare plan or student plan …
A San Diego couple has been sentenced to one year in jail after conspiring to deceive medical professionals and employer out of thousands in grand theft and workers’ compensation fraud According to California Department Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi, Eduardo Ruiz …