A jury says a north Minneapolis, Minn., blogger must pay $60,000 in damages to a community leader who was fired from the University of Minnesota after a blog post. The Hennepin County civil jury found that an “Adventures of Johnny …
San Diego, CA, 3/14/11 – American Claims Management, Inc. (ACM) announced a new business relationship with SPARTA Insurance. Effective March 1, 2011, ACM began handling workers’ compensation claims for policies written through Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. ACM will be …
There may be more on the line in major sporting events than many sports fans think. Closely contested major sporting events are followed by a significant increase in traffic fatalities for fans of the winning team, according to new research …
A relatively small percentage of medical providers are responsible for writing narcotic prescriptions in California workers’ compensation claims, according to a new report by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. According to CWCI’s recent study, “Prescribing Patterns of Schedule II Opoids …
Rafael Fernandez has been named director of loss control and claims for Cavignac & Associates, a San Diego-based risk management and insurance brokerage firm. In his new post, Fernandez is responsible for evaluating clients’ existing risk management, safety and claims …
A federal agency says an upstate New York meat manufacturer is recalling about 3,000 pounds of bologna products that may be contaminated with bacteria. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said Wednesday that Zweigle’s Inc. in …
Authorities in western Pennsylvania say debris hit a few cars but no serious damage or injuries were reported when the roof of a storage facility blew onto a road. Fayette County fire department officials say the roof of the Shallenberger …
Crawford & Co., headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., announced it has acquired the assets of Overland Park, Kan.-based ClaimHub Inc., a provider of claims workflow solutions for the property and casualty insurance market. ClaimHub’s current staff has been offered positions at …
Salvage auto auction company Insurance Auto Auctions Inc. (IAA), a subsidiary of KAR Auction Services Inc., announced that Arkansas lawmakers passed a measure repealing requirements for a Buyer Identification (BID) card for the purchase of salvage vehicles at salvage auctions …
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has distributed a combined $328,641 in dividends among three purchasing groups. The workers’ compensation dividends are based largely on each group’s overall loss ratio. The Texas Lodging Group (TLG) earned its first dividend from Texas Mutual: …