North Carolina officials have arrested an Indiana man and charged him with allegedly filing more than $10,000 in false claims related to 11 crashes between December 2005 and June 2008. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrest of …
Orange County, Calif.-based Carl Warren & Co. is celebrating its 65th year in the claims industry. When Carl Warren retired in 1960, just 16 years after opening for business, he left behind a legacy that continues to fuel the company’s …
A.M. Best Co. has revised its outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” for American Family Insurance Group (AMFAM), which includes American Family Mutual Insurance …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “aa-” of the UK-based ACE European Group Limited (AEGL) with stable outlooks. Best said that it expects “AEGL to maintain strong risk-adjusted …
A lawsuit blaming the Army Corps of Engineers for flooding from Hurricane Katrina can proceed to trial, a judge ruled Friday in a case seen as a likely last recourse for storm victims seeking compensation from the federal government for …
Investigators from the state fire marshal’s office have concluded that a March 8 fire that destroyed a vacant home in Etna, Maine was deliberately set. The early morning blaze was one of two this month at buildings owned by Wes …
A New Orleans man has been sentenced to six months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud an insurance company in a claim over a car accident. U.S. District Judge Lance Africk also on Thursday sentenced 52-year-old …
A 58-year-old Helena, Mont., woman has pleaded guilty to stealing federal and insurance payments that should have gone to her mentally disabled son. Mary Lynn Mills entered her plea before U.S. District Judge Charles Lovell. She was released with conditions …
Family members of an Oklahoma teen survivor of a tornado that killed her parents and six other people now are trying to handle the ensuing paperwork that comes from dealing with government agencies and insurance companies. Kaylee Fambrough, 13, now …
Ronnie Bennett, of El Cajon, Calif., has been arrested in connection with insurance fraud and filing a false police report, the California Department of Insurance reported. Bail was set at $60,000. According to CDI investigators, in November 2008, Bennett drove …