Monthly Archives: <span>June 2010</span>

Missouri Department of Insurance Posts 11,000 Complaints in Online Database

The Missouri Department of Insurance announced it has posted its annual complaint index on its Web site, insurance.mo.gov, listing the 11,000 complaints received by the department. Users can search among 1,200 insurance companies. According to the DOI, the index is …

Texas Shipbuilder Fined $59K for Alleged Safety/Health Hazards

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Sneed Shipbuilding Inc. for alleged serious, repeat and other-than-serious violations for exposing employees to electrical and other safety hazards at the company’s facility in Channelview, Texas. Proposed penalties …

Ohio Orders Health Insurer to Refund $6M to Policyholders

More than 45,000 Ohioans will receive a refund or credit from Community Insurance Co., also known as Anthem, according to Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson. The Ohio Department of Insurance alleges that Anthem has been charging consumers rates for health …

Mich.-based Restoration Network a Season Vendor for Extreme Makeover

After participating in 87 episodes of the award-winning ABC-TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” in 35 states over the past four years, the Certified Restoration Drycleaning Network (CRDN) in Berkley, Mich., has been named a season-long preferred vendor for season …

Louisiana Woman Booked on 39 Counts of Theft, Insurance Fraud

Louisiana State Troopers working in the Insurance Fraud Unit have arrested a Baton Rouge woman after a nearly five-month investigation into her alleged fraudulent activities while working as an office manager of Advance Chiropractic in Baton Rouge. Troopers began the …

Nebraska, Iowa on Watch for Flooding

Des Moines, Iowa, officials are monitoring levees holding back the Des Moines River as more water pours in from Saylorville Lake just north of the city. In Nebraska, lowland flooding is expected around Omaha in the coming days. The U.S. …

Senate Committee Votes to End Oil Spill Liability Cap Retroactively

A U.S. Senate committee Wednesday voted to eliminate limits on liability that oil companies would face for damages stemming from offshore spills like the one in the Gulf of Mexico. The change, if approved and made law, would apply retroactively …

Insurance to Cover Payments to Victims of D.C. Subway Accident

Officials from Washington, D.C.’s Metro service say families of the nine people who died in last year’s crash are eligible for a $50,000 insurance benefit. Metro said that Chartis, its excess liability insurance carrier, indicated that coverage is applicable in …

National Weather Service Confirms 2 New York Tornadoes

The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in the Mohawk Valley a day after a twister caused minor damage in several rural western New York communities. The weather service says its meteorologists confirmed that a tornado …

Two Men Charged with Arson in 2008 Pennsylvania Tire Fire

Authorities have charged two men with arson for a Pennsylvania tire fire that caused $4.5 million in damages in 2008. Police say 34-year-old John Hughes Jr. of Hanover and 43-year-old Angel Rodriguez of York tried to conceal property theft by …