Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has signed a bill into law that ensures that all denied health insurance claims can be reviewed and decided upon by a qualified, independent doctor. The law goes into effect July 1. Under current state law, …
Federal regulators have fined a Houston company $1,477,500 for a July 2009 explosion that left a worker dead. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited CES Environmental Services Inc. after an investigation into the death of 45-year-old Bruce Clayton Howard …
A P/C claims unit of the insurer formerly known as AIG has paid a $495,000 fine to regulators in New York for improper licensing of the business and its employees, according to the latest disciplinary report from the New York …
Noel Perez of Azusa, Calif., has pled guilty to insurance fraud after setting his vehicle on fire at the entrance to Angeles National Forest on Oct. 27 and submitting a fraudulent insurance claim. He was sentenced Dec. 22 to 180 …
The fight against fraud in the workers’ compensation system brought in $128 million to Washington last year, according to a new report from the state Department of Labor & Industries (L&I). In addition to recovering fraudulent payments and overpayments to …
Delaware transportation officials say traffic fatalities in 2009 dropped 5 percent from 2008. Officials with the Office of Highway Safety say 116 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes last year. In 2008, 122 people died in traffic accidents. Last …
Authorities have made an arrest in connection with a fire in Northampton, Massachusetts that claimed the life of an elderly man and his son. District Attorney Elizabeth Scheibel said in a statement that 25-year-old Anthony P. Baye was arrested at …
The state’s fire marshal says 79 people died in fires in South Carolina in 2009, an increase of four deaths from the year before. John Reich says all but 13 of the deaths happened in homes, with most of the …
A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘B+’ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” to National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., RRG (NCIC), which is headquartered in Bigfork, Montana. The outlook for both ratings is stable. Best …
San Diego – (January 6, 2010) – After months of planning and preparation, Insurance Journal has launched its latest product for the property/casualty insurance industry: The Academy of Insurance. Led by Director of Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, …