Strong Quake Rocks Central Japan
A strong earthquake hit off the eastern coast of central Japan on Sunday, rattling buildings across a broad swath of the country, including the crowded Tokyo capital. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, and the government said …
New York Man Charged with Insurance Fraud for Mobile Home Fire
An upstate New York man who claimed he was thrown 35 feet out of his mobile home by the force of a propane explosion has been charged with insurance fraud, New York insurance officials said. State police arrested James E. …
Forecasters Predict Active Hurricane Season
Meteorologists are predicting an active 2010 hurricane season with above-normal threats on the U.S. coastline. Hurricane Forecaster Joe Bastardi, with the AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center, said Wednesday that he predicts seven landfalls. Five will be hurricanes and two or three of …
American Claims Management Announces New Business Relationship With Starr Indemnity
San Diego, CA, 03/15/10 – American Claims Management, Inc. (ACM) announced a new business relationship with Starr Indemnity & Liability Company (Starr Indemnity), a wholly owned subsidiary of Starr International Company, Inc. Effective January 1, 2010, ACM began handling claims …
Florida Claims Adjuster for Zurich, 4 Others Charged with Fraud
Florida officials reported the arrests of five individuals involved in defrauding Zurich Insurance Group, including a Zurich claims adjuster Donald Alfred Toohey, III. Those arrested were accused of creating multiple falsified and fabricated claims in excess of $240,000. The arrests …
Ebert Named VP of Program Business at REM
New Jersey-based Risk Enterprise Management Ltd. (REM) has named Michael Ebert as vice president of programs. Ebert has more than 20 years of insurer and producer sales, marketing, account management and service experience. He joins REM from PMA Group, where …
Arkansas Suspends License of 2 New York-based Insurers
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford on March 11 suspended the certificates of authority to conduct insurance business of two New York domiciled property and casualty insurance companies: Centennial Insurance Company and Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company. According to the commissioner’s orders …
Les Schwab Tire Centers To Pay $2 Million to Settle Hiring Bias Case
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has resolved its gender-based hiring class lawsuit against Les Schwab Tire Centers of Washington, et al., and Les Schwab Tire Warehouse Inc. for $2 million and other corrective measures. The …
3 Face Federal Charges in Chicago Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Federal law enforcement officials in Chicago report that a chiropractor, a medical doctor and a billing employee at a clinic in Maywood, Ill., have been indicted on federal charges related to workers’ compensation insurance fraud. The defendants are alleged to …