Amid complaints the Road Home program is moving too slowly, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco and Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon asked insurance companies to speed their cooperation with the state’s hurricane housing aid program. The Road Home program, which gives grants …
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman reported that Carolyn Dixon, the owner of Dixon Insurance in Pocahontas, entered a negotiated plea of guilty to two counts of Insurance Fraud (Class D felony) and one count of Theft by Deception (Class …
Willis Group Holdings announced that Loyd Esler has been appointed Energy practice leader in North America. Located in Houston, his primary focus will be to coordinate Willis’ energy operations in Houston, Calgary and New York and to promote organic business …
Family members of a state trooper who killed himself after the 2002 Norfolk bank slayings face another court battle in their fight for workers’ compensation benefits they say they are owed. Several large insurers and businesses argue benefits shouldn’t be …
State Farm Insurance Co. will be the first of several major insurers to be investigated by Mississippi’s insurance commissioner over their handling of policyholders’ claims after Hurricane Katrina. Insurance Commissioner George Dale said last week that the probe will begin …
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. is appealing a landmark court decision in the first trial to challenge insurers for refusing to cover billions of dollars in damage from Hurricane Katrina’s storm surge. Nationwide’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal Wednesday without …
A woman from Upland, Calif., has been arrested for insurance fraud and grand theft. Investigators from the San Bernardino County, Calif., District Attorney’s Office conducted an investigation of Loretta Wolter-Pinkowski, 52, which revealed that she was hired in Jan. 1999 …
The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) has issued its biennial study on national workers’ compensation premiums. The study, based on rates that were in effect Jan. 1, 2006, ranks all 50 states and the District of Columbia …
First Cardinal LLC has hired Justin Gray, of Albany, N.Y., as its new marketing communications manager. In his new role, Gray will develop strategic marketing and public relations initiatives and oversee production of the company’s various communication efforts, including newsletters, …
While others may see a huge pile of charred and twisted rubble, Danvers, Mass. Fire Chief James Tutko sees a “big, big puzzle” that holds the answers to what caused a massive explosion that leveled an ink and paint plant, …