A Travis County district court has sentenced Joffrey Majors of Parker, Texas on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. The court sentenced Majors to four years’ deferred adjudication and ordered him to pay $100,000 to Texas Mutual Insurance Co. Majors operated Ameripro …
A massive storm making its way through a big chunk of the United States brought a bit of everything: strong winds, rain, tornadoes and now even some snow for parts of the Midwest. The storm packed wind gusts of up …
The frequency of Texas home fires dropped 15 percent among Allstate customers during the first half of 2010, when compared to the same period last year. This decrease puts fire frequency back in line with historical levels, after Allstate saw …
A Mississippi businessman has been awarded $103 million in a lawsuit against the Chicago-based law firm that he accused of defrauding his oil and gas business. Lavon Evans Jr. filed the lawsuit in Jones County Circuit Court in Mississippi in …
A small Illinois trucking company involved in a gruesome crash that killed five people in North Carolina had been cited a dozen times this year for violations, including two speeding infractions. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration records show that Globe …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Bermuda-based Dah Sing Insurance Company Limited (DSI), both with stable outlooks. Best said the affirmations reflect “DSI’s solid risk-adjusted capital position, …
The New Hampshire Fire Marshal’s office has closed down a haunted house in the town of Hill. Haunted house organizer Barbara Perkins says someone called the fire department last week and complained that a fog machine used in one room …
The town of Framingham has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by a social services agency that wanted to open a home for recovering drug addicts in town. The South Middlesex Opportunity Council claimed in …
Halloween is scary fun for kids—and for some insurance agents, too. These insurance professionals make sure their clients who manage haunted houses, corn mazes, pumpkin patches and other Halloween attractions are protected should any of their tricks or treats turn …
Loss Recovery Insurance (LRI) specialist Lorega has appointed Paul McNamara as Senior Chartered Loss Adjuster within its recently formed Chartered loss adjusting subsidiary, Lorega Solutions. McNamara joins Lorega from Aon UK, where he was a claims consultant and associate director. …