Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan says the office must refile a lawsuit against more than 20 Chicago-area radiology centers it accuses of getting referrals by paying kickbacks to doctors. A state judge says he needs more detail about the allegations …
A major Everglades restoration project is stalled because of shoddy work managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a Florida reservoir that could threaten an interstate highway and nearby communities if levee walls were to fail, state officials …
The European Union gave China a “last warning” Wednesday, saying the bloc may ban a range of Chinese products, including toys, that fail to comply with health and safety standards by October. Next month, Beijing is expected to respond to …
Latitude Subrogation Services, LLC, appointed Jacqueline S. Benson as president. She now retains responsibility for all aspects of the business including strategy development and implementation, operations and business development. Benson joined Latitude in 2006 as vice president, organizational performance. During …
The federal government may be overpaying private insurers for their operating costs associated with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), a recent report said. The government’s payments to insurance companies for operating costs ranged from “more than a third to …
California’s legislative session for 2007 ended with a flurry yesterday, but at least two priorities failed to materialize, causing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to call special sessions to focus on those issues. Topics remaining that need to be discussed include an …
The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) is urging Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign into law legislation that it said could encourage expansion of the workers’ compensation insurance market in California and, thus, provide greater insurance choices for businesses. ACIC …
The National Council on Compensation Insurance has filed a request to decrease workers’ compensation loss costs in Hawaii by 16.8 percent, beginning Jan. 1, 2008, according to the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. DCCA said the reduction is …
The California Legislature has passed SB 430, designating $1.3 billion from participating insurers to fund the California Earthquake Authority (CEA). This additional $1.3 billlion contribution is being made with no compensation to the particpating insurers (PIs), and brings total financial …
Hurricane Humberto, a category 1 hurricane that formed quickly off the coast of Texas, plowed into the southeast corner of the state bringing with it heavy rains and 80 miles per hour winds. It made landfall near where Hurricane Rita …