Between 44,000 and 98,000 patients die each year in U.S. hospitals because of mistakes, infections and other adverse situations. That’s more deaths than those caused by breast cancer, AIDS or car accidents. Most of those deaths are avoidable, acoording to …
A report from the UK’s Treasury Department, which calls for more regulation and control over travel insurance sold through tour operators and travel agents, has brought a response from the Association of British Insurers. On the positive side the ABI …
A wholesale produce importer has recalled several thousand cartons of cantaloupes from Costa Rica after some tested positive for salmonella. Castle Produce said the recall covered roughly 2,560 cartons of cantaloupes delivered on or after Feb. 16 to wholesalers in …
The PIA Montana and Independent Insurance Agent’s Association of Montana announced they will be working together on a number of projects to mutually benefit both associations. For example, the groups will jointly host the PIA’s Agents Expo ’07 in Las …
ECM Insurance Services Inc., a San Francisco-based management liability and property and casualty insurance wholesaler, announced that is has changed its name to Socius Insurance Services Inc. The company said it chose to honor of its 10th anniversary with a …
The news that Mexican trucks will be allowed to haul freight deeper into the United States drew an angry reaction Friday from labor leaders, safety advocates and members of Congress. They said Mexico has substandard trucks and low-paid drivers that …
A Glendale, Calif., skin care and massage business owner has plead guilty after California Department of Insurance (CDI) investigators found she was filing claims for acne and chiropractic treatments when her clients were getting facials and massages. Robyn Alexandre, 31, …
A Tulsa woman expects to receive far less than the $61 million awarded to her by an Oklahoma City federal jury in her gender discrimination lawsuit because of a cap on non-economic damages. Kelly Grant, 38, said the jury must …
Allstate Insurance Co.’s delays in adjusting claims in Louisiana after hurricanes Katrina and Rita were justified in light of “severe problems, impediments, roadblocks and hindrances” created by the storms, state insurance regulators said in a report issued Friday. The Louisiana …
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. is asking a federal judge to disqualify himself from hearing a bid to certify a class action lawsuit against the insurer over Hurricane Katrina damages. In court papers filed Thursday, a State Farm lawyer …