State authorities say a Monmouth County-based public adjusting company has admitted submitting fraudulent insurance claims in an attempt to defraud a New Jersey-based insurer out of more than $15,000. Long Branch-based Northeast Claims Group recently pleaded guilty to second-degree insurance …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued final rules covering the development of mobile medical apps on Monday, saying it will focus it oversight on those apps that have the potential to harm consumers if they do not function properly. …
NL Industries Inc. is one of five paint companies that presented closing arguments against a public-nuisance lawsuit by 10 California cities and counties seeking more than $1 billion to replace or contain lead paint in millions of homes. Superior Court …
A brush fire was sparked Sunday near , Ore., by a squirrel that was electrocuted by touching power lines. The fire burned some trees and melted some plastic parts on a nearby camping trailer. KTVZ reports it’s the second squirrel-related …
A new report says violent crimes at West Virginia University declined in 2012. But property crimes increased. The university’s Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report shows that the number of reportable violent crimes fell 36 percent from 2011 to …
Crews in Tulsa, Okla., are in the final stages of debris cleanup from a major windstorm in July, but the operation has already used up more than one-third of the overtime funds normally set aside for snow and ice removal, …
While the total number of workers’ compensation (WC) claims has decreased, the percentage deemed “questionable” is rising, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s analysis of WC questionable claims (QC) referrals submitted from January 1, 2011 through June 30, 2013. …
Nearly 16,000 16- to 19-year-olds died in car crashes with another teen behind the wheel from 2007 to 2011. On average, that’s 2,000 fewer teen deaths from the previous five-year period (2006-2010), but the per capita fatal crash rate for …
Plymouth Rock Assurance, an automobile insurance carrier serving Massachusetts and Connecticut, released findings from the company’s Connecticut Distracted Driving Study. The study was conducted to measure the awareness of and response to the state’s distracted driving laws, which prohibit the …
ACE Group announced the appointment of Brigitte Hazard as client relationship manager in its Continental Europe claims team as it increases its focus on customer service throughout the claims life cycle. In this newly-created role, Hazard will be responsible for …