Monthly Archives: <span>June 2014</span>

Second Sinkhole Forces Ohio Families From Their Home

More families are being forced from their homes after another sinkhole opened atop an abandoned Ohio mine. About a half dozen families moved into temporary housing on Wednesday after a task force of state and local officials asked them to …

Law Against Junked Vehicles Being Enforced in Lafayette

Lafayette, La., police are once again enforcing a law against rusting and broken-down vehicles. The move comes seven years after a lawsuit put the anti-blight effort on hold and forced a reworking of the city’s junked vehicle ordinance. Police Chief …

Delaware Allows Electronic Proof of Insurance

Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart is alerting drivers in Delaware that as of June 25, 2014, Delaware law-enforcement officials will accept proof of auto insurance (insurance ID card) in physical or electronic format. House Bill 258 w/HA 1 states that …

California Business Owner Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud

Tim Shelley, owner of Tim’s Plumbing, was arrested on felony charges of workers’ compensation insurance fraud and grand theft. A joint investigation with the Department of Insurance and Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office uncovered Shelley’s multiple illegal business operations, alleged …

Today is Deadline for Mississippi Disaster Aid From FEMA, SBA

Monday, June 30, is the deadline to register for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, FEMA and SBA say that nearly $17.7 million in federal assistance has been …

Tall Building Reduction Near Airports Proposed

The government wants to dramatically reduce the allowable height of buildings near hundreds of airports – a proposal that is drawing fire from real estate developers and members of Congress who say it will reduce property values. The Federal Aviation …

Online Medical Records Increase Privacy Risks in South Dakota

Every year, thousands of small claims and civil court cases are filed in South Dakota to collect medical debts. Many of those cases contain an itemized list of the medical procedures for which a hospital, doctor or clinic is seeking …

Competition for Tallest Building Not Without Risks

With the latest generation of high-rise buildings reaching new heights of close to 2,000 feet, the supertall construction boom is bringing new challenges as projects are built higher, faster and with increasing complexity. As the (re)insurer for many of the …

Insurance Industry Set to Experience a Major Talent Gap

In less than a decade, the insurance industry is set to experience a major talent drought when a large portion of baby boomers retire. According to Insurance Business America, one-quarter of the insurance workforce is set to retire by 2018. …

Drug Seekers Thwarted by Virginia’s Prescription Database

The fidgety patient stood a bit too close to the counter at DownHome Pharmacy and chatted a bit too eagerly. She had no insurance, she said, and would be paying cash for her prescription for Norco, a powerful painkiller. It …