The Connecticut Public Health Department’s online doctor database frequently omits information about past malpractice payments, making it difficult for patients to make informed decisions. The Hartford Courant reports that there are more than 100 doctors on the site whose malpractice …
Fire deaths in Mississippi totaled 80 in 2010, according to the state fire marshal’s office. Chief Deputy Fire Marshal Ricky Davis tells The Clarion-Ledger that his office investigated 69 of the fatal blazes. Davis says the 2009 totals were higher …
State officials say Tennessee has received reimbursement for last May’s flooding that damaged state buildings and other state-owned property. Treasurer David Lillard says the state received a $7.5 million check this week from Lexington Insurance Company. The state got a …
Australia’s mining industry has borne the brunt of the economic impact from massive floods in Queensland state, but agriculture, construction, transport, tourism and retail have also been hit. Following is a list of sectors and companies affected: INSURERS The Insurance …
Authorities urged thousands of residents to leave the outskirts of Australia’s third largest city on Tuesday as others sandbagged homes and stockpiled food in anticipation of rising floodwaters and further heavy rain. Ten people died overnight, with cars and pedestrians …
Ohioans saved more than $900,000 in 2009 from health care claim denial appeals, the Ohio Department of Insurance announced. The department produces an annual report on results under the Ohio Patient Protection Act. Since the enactment of the Act in …
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced a $179,106 dividend to the Texas Construction Supply (TCS) workers’ compensation purchasing group. The dividend was based largely on the group’s overall loss ratio. Last year, TCS members shared in a $10,674 dividend. This year’s …
The Kansas Insurance Department is reporting that it recovered 32 percent less money for consumers last year than it did in 2009. But the agency says the number of complaints from consumers about insurance companies also declined. Insurance Commissioner Sandy …
A judge has sentenced two men to life in prison after they pleaded guilty in a series of fires at churches in Smith County in East Texas last year. Judge Christi Kennedy ordered the prison terms for 20-year-old Jason Robert …
Barbara Morris died in a house fire set by an insurance arsonist. Bob Harper bought a fake health policy after urgently needing a pacemaker. A homeless man received a pittance after being rammed by a motorist who bought bogus auto …