A 44-year-old Kalispell, Mont., woman who had a medical billing business has pleaded guilty to mail fraud and filing false income tax returns for taking insurance money that should have gone to her clients. Kathleen A. Hunnewell pleaded guilty in …
Proposed rules that would allow more modern dust monitors in U.S. coal mines may be delayed by President Barack Obama’s order requiring federal agencies to halt pending regulations while his administration reviews them. Mine Safety and Health Administration spokeswoman Amy …
An Iowa woman who worked for Mutual of Omaha has been sentenced to two years in prison for processing false insurance claims on behalf of a Vermont woman. Rachel Lenagh of Neola was sentenced Friday in Omaha, Neb., for conspiracy …
Nearly four years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, researchers called on the federal government to upgrade its flood maps, arguing that the effort could save lives as well as stem losses to properties and businesses. The Federal Emergency Management …
Consumers and insurers would face staggering costs if car companies gain a monopoly on the market for parts needed to repair vehicles after a collision, according to insurance companies. Research findings published by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America …
The New Mexico Legislature is evaluating two insurance fraud bills this session. Both SB 117 and SB 118 were introduced by Republican Sen. Carroll H. Leavell. SB 117 would allow courts to aggregate six months of faluse insurance claims when …
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association is instructing agents who have clients with residential dwellings insured under the TWIA waiver program that all repairs must be done to the current catastrophe area wind code requirements and WPI-8(s) must be issued for …
Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported it has secured legal victories in two workers’ compensation cases that originated in Oklahoma and Tennessee. In a statement released by the company, Texas Mutual Insurance said on Jan. 16, 2009, it received a favorable …
Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine said his office helped thousands of Georgia consumers settle disputes with their insurance companies in 2008, returning $22 million in insurance claims to policyholders “Many of the citizens who called my office had claim disputes …
Authorities in a small North Dakota coal mining town want bar owners to install surveillance systems after a rash of brawls that some people liken to those seen in John Wayne’s Western movies. Bar owners say the cameras would infringe …