Monthly Archives: <span>June 2007</span>

Agent Pleads Guilty in Maryland Auto Fund Fraud, AG Reports

A former insurance agent and former owner of the Culpepper Insurance Agency in Baltimore has pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County to felony insurance fraud, according to Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler. According to gansler, Judge …

N.Y. Court Rules Drunk Driving Does Not Include Using Inhalants with Alcohol

A motorist accused of “huffing” stimulants from an aerosol can before getting into a deadly wreck cannot be charged with driving while intoxicated, New York’s highest court ruled Wednesday. The Legislature never included inhalants with alcohol and certain other drugs …

RMS Estimates UK Insured Flood Losses Will Exceed $1 Billion

Risk Management Solutions has issued a preliminary estimate of the insured losses from the past week’s floods in the UK, indicating that they “could exceed £500 million [$1 billion].” Heavy rainstorms hit Wales, Northeast England and Northern Ireland over last …

Insurers: Fla.Consumers Will Benefit at Demise of No-Fault Insurance

Consumers in Florida will soon see significant cost savings and a more consumer-friendly automobile insurance system when the state’s fraud ridden no-fault personal injury protection (PIP) law sunsets October 1, 2007, according to insurer members of the Property Casualty Insurers …

La. Theriot: Auditors Now Have Access to La. Citizens’ Records

Louisiana’s legislative auditor said officials who run the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. are giving investigators access they need to inspect the state-backed company’s records. Steve Theriot had earlier said that the records might have been altered or destroyed, and …

Heat and Dry Conditions Held Responsible for Reigniting N.C. Fires

Hot, dry weather over the past 10 days has rekindled a fire in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest, authorities said Monday. Over the last couple weeks, the fire at Shortoff Mountain has grown from 1,900 acres to 3,000 acres, according …

Eastern Ky. Coal Operator Sentenced to Three Years for Fraud

An eastern Kentucky coal mine operator who lied to insurance companies about the number of employees he had was sentenced to three years in prison on Monday. Harold Simpson, who has operated mines in several eastern Kentucky counties, must also …

New Jersey Drivers Think They’re Better Than New York Drivers

New Jersey drivers buckle themselves in, but do so while speeding and scorning New Yorkers, according to a new university poll. The poll also found Garden State men are more likely than women to drive after drinking or when drowsy …

Orange County Jury Awards $11 Million in Medical Malpractice Case

A 45-year-old man who suffered a stroke because doctors failed to treat an infection that spread to his brain was awarded $11.7 million in damages by a jury. The jury awarded the judgment to Joey Crumes, who at the time …

QuotesAuction.com Implemented a New Quality Control System for Insurance Leads

North Hollywood, CA – QuotesAuction.com is the nation’s leading internet insurance marketing group that specializes in proving quality insurance leads to insurance agents. The company has implemented a new multi-layer quality control system to verify validity of leads automatically, prior …