Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has issued a statement lauding the 2007 Legislature for giving his office more efficient regulatory tools and for allowing more effective consumer protection. “This has been a good session for Washington’s insurance-buying public,” he said, …
Conducted by Diane Winston, on behalf of e2Value® January 2007 Today, technology is helping insurance companies to access data more quickly. And one company, Connecticut-based e2Value®, has leveraged technology by introducing a Web-based system that consistently produces quick and more …
Jody Hogan has been promoted to claims manager for the California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s San Diego District office. Hogan brings 18 years of experience to her new post. She started her State Fund career in 1989 when she was …
The American Insurance Association (AIA) says the tort reform package (S.B. 507) recently passed by Oklahoma Legislature will reduce the number of frivolous lawsuits and therefore encourage economic development in the state. The bill awaits Gov. Brad Henry’s signature. According …
Last week’s FBI raid of U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi’s family insurance business in southern Arizona poses another hurdle for a politician who has deflected persistent criticism that he’s unfit to hold the office. The three-term Republican has beaten back questions …
Maryland workers’ compensation insurance carrier IWIF is offering a fraud-fighting toolkit designed to help its policyholders, insurance agents and business owners combat fraud. The free kit defines the various types of workers’ comp fraud. It includes ‘Red Flags of Fraud,’ …
Workers last Friday found the bodies of two miners trapped when a wall section collapsed in an open-pit coal mine in western Maryland, a federal mine official said. One body was found in a backhoe the man was operating Tuesday …
Mainers like to boast that they live in the nation’s most heavily forested state, but residents paid a heavy price for that distinction when a deadly nor’easter whipped the coast with winds gusting to 81 mph. Thousands of those trees …
New Hampshire officials are trying to come up with a better system for maintaining and inspecting the state’s dams. Proposed changes include hiring more safety engineers at the state dam bureau; increasing the frequency of inspections for the most dangerous …
5 men indicted in nationwide workers’ comp scam Five people, including a man from Tempe, have been indicted in an alleged $100 million workers’ compensation fraud scam that officials say left hundreds of workers across the country without urgent medical …