Consumer Reports once mismeasured the ingredients in dog food. Just last year, it screwed up the depreciation rates of hybrid cars. But it’s rare for the trusted, independent Consumer Reports to go as wrong as it did in its report …
When Comair Flight 5191 crashed shortly on takeoff in August at Kentucky’s Blue Grass Airport , the parents of 16-year-old Paige Winters thought she died instantly. Documents released this week show a contributing factor in Winters’ death was smoke inhalation …
A Mississippi grand jury probing State Farm Insurance Co.’s handling of claims after Hurricane Katrina heard testimony this week from two sisters who turned over reams of internal claims records to investigators while they worked for the company, a person …
In effort to combat the mounting rate of insurance fraud, Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has launched a nationwide search for a “highly-experienced and talented” law enforcement official to lead the Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud. …
Valencia, CA….In January 2007 QualCorp, Inc. began a new Nationwide campaign that focuses on the launch of their newest product – QueryPlus – a reporting tool. “Susan Burdick is one of the key factors in the success of our new …
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has submitted draft legislation to the General Assembly that would prohibit insurers from requiring that consumers install hurricane shutters as a condition of insurance. The legislation would also require an insurer to notify existing policyholders …
Travelers has launched a risk control customer Web portal, a one-stop shop for businesses with questions about risk control, at www. riskcontrol.com. The site not only highlights the products and services Travelers Risk Control offers, but also provides risk control …
Hundreds of Seattle residents want the city to pay them for flood damage caused by the city’s stormwater and sewage systems that were overwhelmed during the December windstorm. More than 200 people have filed claims ranging from $50 to $100,000, …
As the chill air descended on California last weekend, citrus farmers were already prepared for the worst. Past freezes in 1990 and 1998 taught the state’s growers to insure crops that are one frigid night, hail storm or pest infestation …
Los Angeles-based Mercury General Corp. will be hosting a webcast and investor conference call on its 2006 fourth quarter and 12-month results on Monday, Feb. 12, 2007. The conference call will be held 10 a.m. Pacific Time. All interested investors …