An El Centro, Calif., woman and former employee of Centinela State Prison have been convicted for workers’ compensation insurance fraud, the California Department of Insurance reported. On June 9, 2010, Rosa Pitones was convicted in the Imperial County Superior Court …
Voters in Kansas’ Aug. 3 Republican primary will probably decide the insurance commissioner’s race. No Democratic, Libertarian or Reform Party candidates filed for the office before the June 10 deadline. Incumbent Republican Sandy Praeger, of Lawrence, is seeking her third …
A.M. Best Co. has commented that the ratings of Chicago-based Old Republic International Corporation’s P/C, title and life operating subsidiaries are unchanged following its proposed acquisition of the outstanding common shares of Pennsylvania-based PMA Capital [See IJ web site – …
A.M. Best Co. has placed under review with positive implications the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb-” and debt ratings of PMA Capital Corporation of Blue Bell, PA, following the announcement that PMA Capital and Chicago-based Old Republic International Corporation …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies and Peerless Insurance Company Pool and their members, as well as UK-based Liberty Mutual Insurance …
Insurer Geico has filed a $1.8 million lawsuit alleging a Queens radiology center orchestrated a no-fault auto insurance fraud scheme that involved thousands of suspect claims for service. Geico did not identify the 10 defendants by name, but said they …
A Cleveland man frustrated over the theft of his Honda Civic decided to track it down himself, and police say his search led to the bust of a car-theft ring and chop shop. Twenty-year-old Christopher Bravo said he saw his …
Thousands of 9/11 rescue and recovery workers suing New York City over their exposure to clouds of pulverized glass and cement at the World Trade Center site have to decide whether they have more faith in their lawyers or Congress. …
Authorities are dealing with 15 break-ins at an auxiliary parking lot at Vermont’s Burlington International Airport. City officials say the break-ins happened between April 21 and 26 at the overflow lot on the north end of the airport. That’s where …
Johnson & Johnson executives were briefed on an outside contractor’s plan to buy up defective painkillers instead of issuing a recall, documents obtained by The Associated Press on Friday indicate. E-mails sent to J&J last spring by contractor Inmar show …