Southerners found their emergency safety net shredded Friday as they tried to emerge from the nation’s deadliest tornado disaster since the Great Depression. Emergency buildings are wiped out. Bodies are stored in refrigerated trucks. Authorities are begging for such basics …
A former Daly City councilwoman has been sentenced to six months in jail and supervised probation for insurance fraud. A San Mateo County Superior Court judge on Tuesday sentenced 56-year-old Margarita Gomez and ordered her to pay $64,000 in restitution …
Alyssa Hostelley has been promoted to president and Matt Grover to vice president of product management, announced BlueWave Technology, a claims management technology provider for the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry. Hostelley replaces Riki Fujitani as president. Fujitani will …
Carol Azzarito has joined Patriot National Insurance Group’s team as Western Regional Claims Manager and Alison LePore has been promoted to Southeast Regional Claims Manager. Azzarito will manage Patriot’s workers’ compensation claims organization responsible for the states of California, Hawaii, …
A New York construction company executive faces multiple felony charges after police say he underreported his payroll to avoid paying premium he owed for workers’ compensation insurance. Carlos Ramos, owner of Seven Stars Construction Inc., was charged following a joint …
Pennsylvania-based MedRisk, Inc., a workers’ compensation physical medicine services management provider, has announced the launch of a dedicated website for claims professionals. The secure, HIPAA-compliant website delivers critical case information to adjusters and nurse case managers as it becomes available …
Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced that the Federal Emergency Management Administration has denied the state’s April 16 request for a federal Major Disaster Declaration to assist with the ongoing wildfire season, which has burned more than 2.2 million acres, an …
Zurich Envoy is a new international package policy program designed for middle market customers based in the U.S., with subsidiaries or offices around the world. To support the launch of the new program, Zurich created an online risk simulator, “Adventures …
A National Guard helicopter plucked six stranded Louisiana Boy Scouts from a southwest Arkansas forest Tuesday morning and delivered them safely to nervous parents waiting at a camp supply store nearby. The boys and two adult leaders had been missing …
Federal disaster aid has been approved for eight counties affected by severe storms and flooding in Arkansas last week. The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday night announced that federal aid has been approved for Benton, Clay, Faulkner, Garland, Lincoln, …