Industry representatives say insurance companies likely will pay out more than $1 billion for property damage sustained during a stormy month of May in Oklahoma. An estimate by ISO’s Property Claims Services unit, which tracks catastrophic insured losses, is that …
A former San Francisco, Calif., city employee is facing charges after officials say she approved a fraudulent workers’ compensation claim on behalf of an injured school district employee. The state insurance department says Leticia James Coral of Pacifica also arranged …
For days now, Dr. Damon Dietrich has seen patients come through his emergency room at West Jefferson Medical Center with similar symptoms: respiratory problems, headaches and nausea. In the past week, 11 workers who have been out on the water …
A hard-to-find fuel oil leak fouled the Bronx River in the New York City suburbs for hours on Wednesday before workers traced it to a downtown apartment building and stopped the flow, officials said. The spill was discovered Wednesday morning …
A tornado that destroyed a livestock building and severely damaged other buildings in southern Iowa packed winds of up to 135 miles per hour. A survey team from the National Weather Service office in Des Moines visited the area north …
A federal judge in Louisiana has sentenced a former claims adjuster to 46 months in prison for stealing nearly $300,000 from a workers’ compensation group in Lafayette. The Advocate reports the U.S. Attorney’s Office charged 36-year-old Edward Paul Verdin, of …
Oil sheen and tar balls have washed ashore on a northwest Florida beach crowded with holidaymakers and swimmers in what appeared to be the first impact on the state from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, authorities and witnesses said …
The Virginia Association of Special Investigation Units (VA IASIU) has recognized three individuals for their contributions to combating insurance fraud in the state. Lee Rothgeb of Allstate Insurance Co. has been named Investigator of the Year for his efforts in …
Vermont State Police fire investigators are seeking the cause of an explosion that destroyed a house in the town of Norwich. Police say that when firefighters arrived at the New Boston Road home at about 6 p.m. Monday they found …
The West Virginia Supreme Court has refused to reconsider its decision involving DuPont and punitive damages arising out of a pollution case. Wilmington, Del.-based DuPont asked the court to reconsider a ruling it issued in March involving pollution at a …