The Louisiana Department of Insurance issued a cease and desist order and suspended the license of a Frierson, La., bail bond agent accused of filing false public documents. The department says Brokenberry did not disclose a prior criminal record when …
A national consumer organization has charged that property/casualty insurers are unfairly overcharging for home and auto insurance at the same time they are reducing payments to insureds. According to the Consumer Federation of America, insurer overcharges over the last four …
Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts signed rules to update a medical fee guideline for health care providers, to establish a hospital outpatient fee guideline and to update a hospital inpatient fee guideline for the Texas workers’ compensation system, …
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed court documents alleging Select Physical Therapy Texas Limited Partnership and its parent company, Select Medical Corporation, for systematically exposing their customers to identity theft risk, the AG’s office reported. According to documents filed by …
Texas Mutual Insurance Company says it respectfully but strongly disagrees with the sanctions against it ordered by Dallas Judge Martin Hoffman on Jan. 9, 2008, in the case of Texas Mutual v. Juan Narvaez. The company says it is immediately …
Attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs wore “two hats” as the employer and lawyer for two key witnesses in a Hurricane Katrina insurance case and can be questioned under oath by an insurance company’s attorneys, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District …
North Dakota’s whistleblower law, intended to prevent retaliation against employees who report alleged wrongdoing in the workplace, instead puts the burden on workers to protect themselves, lawyers say. “These laws are intended to encourage public employees to report violations of …
Repeat drunken drivers in two Minnesota counties can get back behind the wheel sooner if they pay to have blow-in-the-tube devices installed in their vehicles. So far, results in the two pilot programs are mixed. County officials say there’s no …
Employers Holdings, Inc. of Reno, Nev., reports it has agreed to acquire AmCOMP Inc. for approximately $230 million, including the assumption of $37 million in debt. The acquisition will expand Employers’ workers’ compensation insurance operations to a total of 26 …
State officials say the traffic death count in Kansas has hit a 15-year low. The Kansas Department of Transportation says 404 people died in Kansas crashes in 2007, down 13 percent from 468 fatalities in 2006. KDOT traffic safety chief …