July 25, 2007
The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced it will hold a stakeholder meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 1, 2007, to allow for comment on informal working draft rules concerning reimbursements for hospital facility services provided …
July 25, 2007
Tiger Woods had a rough weekend at the British Open, and so too did Jennifer Wilson, the 63-year-old fan who required two stitches to her bloodied head after she was beaned by one of his wayward shots. Her injury highlighted …
July 25, 2007
Although last week’s steam pipe explosion in New York City raised worries about the city’s vulnerability to attacks, law enforcement officials said this week they aren’t concerned that it might have given terrorists any ideas. Federal, state and city law …
July 25, 2007
Williams County authorities are investigating more suspected arson fires northwest of this city. Twenty acres of grassland and two old buildings burned Friday afternoon, about 20 miles northwest of Williston. Two days before, grass fires that appeared intentionally set had …
July 25, 2007
A New Jersey state senator has reached a $1.175 million settlement with a pedestrian who was critically injured by his vehicle two years ago in Jackson. Lawyers for state Sen. Robert W. Singer and the pedestrian, Barbara Sara, agreed to …
July 25, 2007
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced the Department of Insurance has created an online service for organizations applying for an insurance agency license. The online filing service will streamline the license application procedure and expedite processing time by several weeks, …
July 25, 2007
More than half of Florida’s 800,000 mobile homes are no longer covered by homeowner’s insurance – another sign of the state’s soaring insurance costs. The number of insured Florida mobile homes dropped from more than 500,000 in 2004 to less …
July 25, 2007
West Virginai state officials convicted a Morgan County woman on three felony counts of insurance fraud, and she is currently serving time behind bars. Found guilty in December 2006, Deborah K. Wildberger solicited Michael Hovermale, who rented a home from …
July 25, 2007
Copart Inc. announced the opening of its 12th salvage facility in the state of Florida. Located in Punta Gorda, the 20.6-acre greenfield facility will serve the Ft. Meyers area and all of southwest Florida. “This latest facility in Florida will …
July 24, 2007
The state of Nebraska may have to pay more than $9 million in damages because it failed to repair a faulty traffic-signal system in Schuyler more than eight years ago that led to a serious accident. The lawyer for the …