One of the most refreshingly foolish reasons for not offering writing skills training within a claims department is the overconfident over-reliance on form letters for most communications. Since some claims departments come up with dozens of form letters aimed at …
Attorneys for a northern Idaho woman who filed a lawsuit claiming she was raped by a Catholic Jesuit priest when she was 7-years-old have filed a motion to dismiss the case. Kim “Mia” Sonneck, who is now 41, filed the …
Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is advising residents that below-average rainfall for the last four to five months has significantly increased the state’s wildfire risk. The torrential rain associated with Tropical Storm Fay last summer has …
Availability and affordability in Florida’s voluntary workers’ compensation market overall is good, although small firms, new firms and construction firms might face affordability issues due to unique characteristics such as lack of historical risk experience and the nature of the …
West Virginia’s Monongalia County Schools Superintendent Frank Devono says the district shouldn’t be on the hook for the $10,000 insurance deductible owed after an unexplained mishap last month led to major water damage at the brand-new University High School. The …
Zurich North America appointed Julie Dunai as head of its Environmental unit. In this role, Dunai will oversee all aspects of the unit’s operations, which deliver insurance solutions addressing professional liability and environmental risk. Dunai brings more than 19 years …
Michigan Insurance Commissioner Ken Ross recently announced that the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) had recovered $17,487,531. According to Ross, $6,782,777 of the recoveries involved insurance and securities products and the remaining $10,704,754 involved mortgage and banking products. …
Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that a Travis County district court sentenced Randy Alexander of Anahuac, Texas, on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. The court sentenced Alexander to 30 days in jail, five years’ probation, 200 hours of community service and …
A federal lawsuit against Deere & Co. filed by a group of retirees is scheduled to go to trial in September, and a judge has ordered class action certification in part of the case. The retirees of the Moline, Ill.-based …
Tyson Foods Inc. entered a guilty plea and agreed to pay a $500,000 fine for violations that resulted in the death of a worker at a plant in Texarkana. Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson, the world’s largest meat company, pleaded guilty in …