Mary Ann Slivinski has been promoted to medical operations manager for the California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Claims Rehabilitation Department. Slivinski began her State Fund career in 1985 when she was hired as a claims adjuster for the organization’s Ventura …
Tennessee’s first commission devoted to dealing with a major earthquake is scheduled to begin reviewing disaster preparations next month. The West Tennessee Seismic Safety Commission was established after concerns over the state’s ability to respond to a natural disaster mounted …
Chicken feed in some farms in Indiana contained byproducts from pet food manufactured with contaminated wheat gluten imported from China, two federal agencies said Monday. The Agriculture Department and the Food and Drug Administration said in a joint statement that …
While the extent of freeze damage to Kansas crops is still being calculated, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius assured farmers last week that she will seek a federal agricultural disaster designation for counties hit hardest. Counties could qualify if they meet a …
The numbers loom like the mountain at the center of this storm-ravaged park. Nearly 18 inches of rain fell in just 36 hours last fall. The deluge left an estimated $36 million in damage, fractured miles of roads and trails …
Hawaii lawmakers are prepared to approve a bill Tuesday that brings back government oversight of health insurance rates a year after they deregulated them. Members of both houses of the Legislature have agreed on a final bill, and Gov. Linda …
Financial services outsourcing firm and insurance wholesaler BISYS has agreed to be acquired by global financial giant Citi. Under the deal, Citi would acquire all of the outstanding shares of BISYS in a transaction valued at approximately $1.47 billion. At …
The Louisiana State Police reported that its Insurance Fraud and Auto Theft Unit on April 30, 2007, arrested a bail bondsman in the Rapides Parish area on theft and insurance fraud charges. Wayne Thomas, 36, McKeithen Drive, Alexandria, was charged …
Douglas County might have to pay a hefty price for an employee’s failure to deliver. The county finds itself as the defendant in a medical malpractice lawsuit because, contrary to a civil process server’s contention, the original defendant was never …
C.V. Starr & Co. will begin offering excess casualty insurance for public entity, residential and commercial contracting risks on behalf of Allied World Assurance Co. (U.S.) Inc. The agreement gives C. V. Starr & Co. the ability to augment its …