Six individuals have been arrested for allegedly conducting an $1.5 million scheme to rip off Los Angeles County taxpayers, the California Department of Insurance announced. Two brothers allegedly abused their employment and referred workers’ comp claims handling to family members’ …
FARA Insurance Services, a Mandeville, La.-based provider of claims administration and risk management solutions, has added Kevin Kennedy to its sales team. Kennedy has been promoted to regional sales manager and his responsibilities include developing new business and maintaining current …
Insurance damage estimates from the Fourmile Canyon fire that burned from in September now totals more than $200 million, making it the most expensive wildfire in the state’s history, according to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association. The Fourmile Canyon …
After the destruction of approximately 50 homes and the tragic loss of life in San Bruno, Calif., caused by the September 9 explosion, it might be wise for insurance agents to warn their customers about potential scam artists and unlicensed …
Tropical Storm Hermine, which swept through Texas on Sept. 7 and into Oklahoma on Sept. 8, surprised forecasters by retaining tropical storm strength long after it was expected to decline. The storm resulted in extensive flooding, several funnel cloud sightings …
Showing your home’s storm damage to an insurance adjuster should be a feeling of relief rather than high anxiety. An adjuster arriving at your residence means you are that much closer to having your home repaired and your life returned …
Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation issued a data call yesterday to the commercial and residential property insurance industry in Florida to collect claims data related to sinkholes. During the 2010 Legislative Session, the Office identified increased sinkhole claims as one …
Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Co., based in Fort Wayne, Ind., has promoted David Lantz to vice president of claims and David Walters to assistant vice president of underwriting. Lantz joined Brotherhood Mutual as a claims adjuster in 1996. He was named …
Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin has released a bulletin reminding auto insurance providers that it is against state law to “directly or indirectly limit the insurer’s coverage under a policy covering damage to a motor vehicle.” Specifically, the Texas Insurance …
Enforcement actions taken by Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during June 2010 included four license revocations, three license denials, and fines and restitution totaling $551,012. Copies of Geeslin’s orders may be obtained by contacting TDI’s Public Information …