Six Biloxi, Miss., residents have been indicted on charges alleging they filed fraudulent insurance claims from traffic accidents in Biloxi. The Sun Herald reports those arrested include Keshia Diane Sanders, Kenneth Darryl Anderson, Timothy Markris Jones, Krystal Latriece Williams, Rosheena …
Delaware’s Office of Highway Safety says there were 116 traffic fatalities in the state in 2012, a 12 percent increase over 2011. The office says the increase was driven by a spike in crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists. There were …
A Chicago City Council committee is scheduled to consider proposals that would settle a pair of lawsuits against police for more than $32 million. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that a $22.5 million payment to a California woman would be one …
The Minot City Council has decided not to scale back a proposed $543 million flood protection plan for the city that was devastated by historic Souris River flooding in 2011. The Minot Daily News reports that the council on Monday …
The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud Unit recovered more than $20 million from fraudulent Medicaid claims filed by service providers and drug companies in 2012. Attorney General Jon Bruning said Monday the funds will be used to reimburse Medicaid …
An Oklahoma state senator has announced his intention to file legislation to curb what he calls unnecessary expenditures at the state insurance department, as well as other state agencies. In announcement released by the Oklahoma Senate, Sen. Harry Coates said …
In 2011, insured losses from global natural catastrophes exceeded $110 billion according to industry sources, the second-highest figure ever recorded. A new report from catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide reveals that there is nearly a 7 percent probability that the …
Bugaboo International is recalling more than 50,000 of its Cameleon and Donkey strollers in the United States and Canada because its handle can detach and cause an injury to a child. The company, whose high-end strollers are popular in both …
The Texas insurance market is ranked the 12th largest in the world in terms of premium volume, but only an “average” number of insurance carriers call the state home, and many of the 400 insurance companies that are based in …
A Montana fire marshal has been charged with negligent endangerment after an investigation found he was pushing an intoxicated bar patron home in a chair with casters on it when the man was thrown from the chair and landed face-first …