A former Lafayette, La., cardiologist is asking to remain free pending a request that the U.S. Supreme Court hear an appeal of his 2009 health-care fraud conviction and 10-year prison sentence. The Advocate reports Dr. Mehmood M. Patel, who is …
A Washington apartment fire that displaced six families was caused by roofers who had covered up a fireplace flue, according to the Bellevue Fire Department. Flames burned through the roof Monday evening and caused $300,000 damage to the building.
David Brownell, a former corrections officer at the Glades Correctional Institution was arrested on a charge of first-degree workers’ compensation fraud for allegedly faking illness to fraudulently collect over $2.7 million in claims payments, according to an announcement byFlorida Chief …
Reports on the danger of head trauma in athletes and soldiers has pervaded the news in recent years. NFL and NHL player deaths have catapulted this problem into the limelight, with stories appearing in the New York Times, NPR, ESPN, …
New Orleans-based Maginnis Film & Entertainment Insurance Services LLC (MFEIS) and Reiff & Associates LLC announced a strategic partnership to provide insurance to the film and entertainment industries in Louisiana and the Gulf South region. Led by President Emory Maginnis, …
The residents of Fort Worth, Texas, and its suburbs in Tarrant County share the dubious honor of being the area most pounded by hailstorms than in any other part of the state, according to data compiled from the National Oceanic …
Governor Cuomo announced several regulatory changes today that the New York Insurance Association (NYIA) views as unnecessary. “We agree with the Governor that those affected by Sandy need to have their claims addressed in a timely manner,” Ellen Melchionni, president …
Insurance Commissioner Michael Consedine today announced that the department has recently assumed the role of group-wide supervisor for the ACE Group. A new state law enhances the state’s oversight of some of the largest global insurance companies with a major …
The four children of a couple killed in a fire at a senior housing unit in St. Joseph, Mo., have settled their claims against several defendants. The fire at the Danford Hall Apartments in St. Joseph in July 2010 killed …
Authorities say more than 900 people who rode in Los Angeles Fire Department ambulances may have had their personal information stolen. The city attorney’s office says the IRS is investigating whether Social Security numbers, birth dates and other information were …