A New York contractor will serve a year in prison after pleading guilty in a case of workers’ compensation fraud. Daniel Brabant, 45, of Bellmore, N.Y., was sentenced in the fraud case on May 5, 2008 after pleading guilty to …
During calendar year 2007, 118 firefighters lost their lives while on duty across the U.S. The deaths included 27 fatalities resulting from vehicle-related incidents. The U.S. Fire Administration released its report Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2007. “One …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings of “aa-” of Italy’s Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A., as well as the debt instruments issued or guaranteed by Generali. The outlook for all ratings remains …
Aon announced from its London office that its Crisis Management Unit has hired the former senior investigating officer for multinational extortion at the British police to head up a new extortion consulting team. The decision came in the wake of …
Firefighters from five North Carolina counties responded to a fire at an abandoned textile plant in Moore County which John Edwards used as a backdrop to announce his first presidential bid in 2003. WTVD reported that the plant was vacant …
A train has derailed in Sumner County, Tennessee, spilling cargo and taking out buildings in its path. Crews were still cleaning up Aug. 17, after 17 cars ran off the track. Hendersonville, Tenn. Fire Department Chief Jamie Steele says that …
In a report issued Aug. 17, ReAdvisory, a modeling and risk assessment service of reinsurer Carvill America Inc., said Tropical Storm Fay became the sixth named storm of the 2008 hurricane season early on the evening of Aug. 15. Fay …
Florida Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Alex Sink urged Floridians to continue to monitor and prepare for Tropical Storm Fay including taking the necessary financial and fire safety precautions to weather the storm with the help of a …
Presented at PLRB/LIRB claims conference April 13-16, 2008 in Boston, Mass by Andrew P. Rock, attorney, The Rock Law Group, Rick L. Hammond, attorney, Johnson & Bell and Lisa Cronin, coverage counsel, St. Paul Travelers Property & Casualty Co. Please …
Claims Journal received a strange claim submission reflecting a kitchen-fire claim. While home-fires commonly initiate claims, the way this particular fire started might be unusual. The insureds apparently moved a wall mirror into their kitchen where they mounted it on …