Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced that the Office of Insurance Regulation reached a limited agreement with the Allstate Companies. The agreement includes a $5 million fine to resolve the ongoing issues that had become the subject of numerous proceedings …
The U.S. Justice Department’s announcement last week that it had uncovered one of the largest identity theft schemes in U.S. history is a reminder for consumers to protect their financial information, say the insurance industry. “With the sophisticated computer hacking …
In an effort to track down the rightful owners of artwork uncovered in a New York City apartment in 2006 — some of which has subsequently been identified as stolen — the FBI and the Public Administrator of New York …
A former Amite, La., police officer, who also served as a volunteer firefighter in Roseland, has pleaded guilty to 13 counts of simple arson. District Judge Elizabeth Wolfe sentenced 23-year-old Lee Allen Widas to five years in jail and ordered …
The Texas Attorney General’s Office reports that a new identity theft scam is targeting users of the Texas Debit Card, or EPPICard, to access child support payments. should beware of that targets EPPICard users. The Texas Attorney General’s Office and …
Assemblyman Joe Coto’s Assembly Bill 2956, which will clarify the duties of an agent versus those of a broker, has passed both the California Assembly and Senate. The bill will now be held at the Assembly desk until the state …
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. named Gary Y. Kusumi president of the company’s personal lines business. Kusumi will oversee the Worcester, Massachusetts-based company’s personal lines operations, including products, pricing, service and underwriting strategies, as well as growth and profitability. Kusumi …
A preliminary report says a small plane crashed last month in western North Carolina after its tail and part of a wing snapped off. The National Transportation Safety Board released a report that said investigators believe the plane fell straight …
A 1,500-pound glass panel being installed near the top of a skyscraper fell more than 50 stories onto a pedestrian walkway Tuesday morning and shattered, injuring two people. The 5- by 13-foot panel was being attached to the 51st-floor facade …
Authorities say a 42-year-old man has been seriously injured at a construction site in southeast Washington, D.C. D.C. fire department spokesman Alan Etter says the man had been installing an elevator door on the seventh floor of the building, when …