Medical providers in Oklahoma say their office operations are being negatively affected by a backlog of more than 200,000 unpaid health and dental claims by an insurance plan for state employees. The backlog of HealthChoice payments now totals $80 million …
Insured property losses from recent wildfires in Oklahoma could reach $20 million dollars, according to Southwestern Insurance Information Services president Jerry Johns. Johns said “catastrophic and huge” claims are expected. He says a better estimate will be available within a …
An amendment inserted into Indiana House Bill 1447 would reduce the amount some citizens of that state would be billed by fire departments responding to emergencies. The insurance industry trade association, Insurance Institute of Indiana, says the amendment would rein …
A Maine fire investigator has concluded that ashes spilled in front of an outdoor wood boiler were the cause of a wind-driven fire that destroyed a home in Wales. No injuries were reported as some 50 firefighters battled Monday’s blaze …
State officials say Delaware police issued more than 300 speeding tickets in Delaware last week. The Office of Highway Safety released figures for the second week of its “Stop Speeding Before It Stops You” campaign on Tuesday. Of 367 drivers …
A clothing company known for its racy ads is fighting a $10 million lawsuit brought by Woody Allen, arguing that it can’t have damaged his reputation by using his image because the film director has already ruined it himself. The …
The City of Annapolis, Maryland has settled a lawsuit for nearly $5 million from a construction company contracted for renovations to the police department. Mayor Ellen Moyer said Garcete Construction will pay the city $3.95 million in cash and allow …
Two Alabama juveniles face arson and other charges after they admitted setting a weekend fire that destroyed fifteen antique vehicles. Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin said the boys, ages 13 and 11, were charged as juveniles. He said the blaze …
Andrew Kim (aka Sung Young Kim) and Chan Hee Yang (aka Chan Hee Ko), both of Northridge, Calif., were arrested by the state Department of Insurance on multiple counts of insurance premium fraud and conspiracy connected to Bell Building Maintenance …
A new errors and omissions insurance program for property management firms, named SmartPro™, is now available from New Empire Group, Ltd. Robert E. Mackoul, CLU, Chief Executive Officer of New Empire Group stated, “The program is geared toward small to …