Kenneth Feinberg, the formerly freewheeling administrator of BP Plc’s fund to compensate victims of last year’s oil spill, could be forced to revamp dramatically how he handles claims now that the fund has come under the jurisdiction of a federal …
FARA Insurance Services has opened a new office in Princeton, New Jersey — part of a push into the Northeast by the Louisiana-based firm that specializes in claims administration and risk management services. The new office will handle more complex …
Two diamond dealers staged an elaborate, phony heist at their shop in hopes of claiming $7 million in insurance to rescue their faltering business, but their machinations were captured on a surveillance system they’d tried to disable with drain cleaner, …
San Diego, CA, 02/10/11 – Investigation Solutions, Inc., the subsidiary of American Claims Management, Inc. (ACM) that handles fraud and special investigations, announced its first fraud arrest for 2011. A suspicious workers’ compensation claim ultimately led to the arrest as …
The California Department of Insurance announced the arrest of Van Nuys , Calif., resident Stephanie Diane Johnson, 55, on a warrant for one felony count of grand theft. If convicted on the charge, Johnson faces a maximum of three years …
The Oklahoma Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 8 approved five lawsuit reform measures that are key components of the Senate Republican legislative agenda. “We have been working on lawsuit reform for years, taking mostly an incremental approach because we did …
The Washington Department of Labor and Industries has frozen the pension benefits of reality TV star James Frank Smith. According to L&I, Smith, who stars on the History Channel show “Ax Men” with his son, has been charged with 17 …
The city of Gary, Ind., has agreed to pay $170,000 to settle a federal lawsuit that accused former Police Chief Thomas Houston and two aides of beating four people in 2007. An attorney for the city tells The Times of …
Baton Rouge, La., firefighters are investigating the cause of an apartment complex fire that left about 40 people homeless. The fire department said in a news release sent to The Advocate that the fire caused damages totaling $2 million at …
Damage from last October’s hail storm is costing the Maricopa County, Ariz., government and taxpayers millions. Officials say the storm that dumped large hail in some areas damaged about 450 county-owned vehicles. Some vehicles had cracked and broken windshields. The …