California Insurance Commissioner-Elect has appointed his executive team at the Department of Insurance. The team includes: Chief Deputy Commissioner Nettie Hoge; Deputy Commissioner, Health Policy Janice Rocco; Special Counsel and Deputy Commissioner Geoff Margolis; Deputy Commissioner and Legislative Director Michael …
Mylan Laboratories Inc. has agreed to pay $65 million to state, federal authorities as a result of an agreement with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott over charges that the firm inaccurately reported drug prices to the Texas Medicaid program. Under …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the arrest of two St. Louis, Mo., employers for failing to comply with court sanctions enforcing OSHA citations. Brian Andre, former owner of Andre Tuckpointing and Brickwork, and Regina …
A federal judge in Pittsburgh has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a bar patron who claims he and another customer should have been searched for weapons before they shot one another in February. Forty-two-year-old Thomas Galloway, of Arnold, filed the …
A Connecticut bar has agreed to pay a $5,000 fine and have its license suspended for 10 days for serving two customers who were killed in a motorcycle crash after leaving the tavern. John Suchy, director of the state Liquor …
It’s not the worst snow storm that New York City has ever experienced. It’s not even in the top five. National Weather Service meteorologist Adrienne Leptich said Monday that this year’s blizzard was the sixth-worst storm since the agency began …
Vermont and federal officials next week are expected to brief their local counterparts and certain private nonprofits about how to apply for disaster funding to clean up from damage caused by high winds on Dec. 1. Officials from the Vermont …
A year-long investigation targeting insurance fraud has resulted in 11 arrests and three pending arrests connected with four Florida chiropractic clinics. In January, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office Organized Crime Bureau began investigating clinics suspected of committing insurance fraud by …
Lloyd’s year-end review shows that, like the rest of the industry it faced a number of challenges in a difficult year. Low interest rates diminished investment returns for insurers, while the soft market provided little scope for premium increases. “Plenty …
A girl suspended from a Broward County charter school after she criticized a teacher on Facebook has settled a federal lawsuit against the school’s principal. Court documents show that Katherine Evans will receive $15,000 in legal fees and $1 in …