Pennsylvania Attorney General Jerry Pappert announced that a former Lancaster County insurance agent was sentenced to 5 to 12 years in state prison for reportedly bilking 71 elderly victims out of nearly $3 million in savings. Pappert said Allen J. …
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America ‘s (the Big “I”) National Board of State Directors has nominated William Stiglitz III as the association’s president-elect and has elected Alex Soto, as the Association’s next vice president. The Board action …
As firefighters battled a fire that destroyed several downtown businesses in Berlin, N.H. last Sunday night, they also had to respond to a string of suspicious fires. “It was real crazy all night with back-to-back fires,” Chief Randy Trull said …
Five Massachusetts counties that experienced severe flooding early this month have been declared major disaster areas, making residents and businesses eligible for federal aid. President Bush declared that emergencies existed April 1 in Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Worcester counties, …
A man whose son was killed 11 years ago in a gruesome workplace accident in Florida urged Congress this week to give prosecutors the threat of felony convictions against employers whose neglect for federal safety rules causes a death. Ron …
A much-anticipated analysis of the Massachusetts private passenger auto insurance system finds that 14 percent of the state’s drivers pay less than loss costs indicate they should, while 86 percent pay more to subsidize the others. The degree of subsidization …
A federal jury in New York has ruled against a convicted drug mule who claimed he was improperly forced to undergo surgery to remove heroin-filled condoms he had ingested. William Meequaye Kanyi filed suit against doctors, Mary Immaculate Hospital in …
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue announced the appointment of State Representative Warren Massey to the State Board of Workers’ Compensation. “As a member of the General Assembly, Warren has been a dedicated public servant. I am pleased to appoint this distinguished …
Chicago-based software-maker Rightfield Solutions has introduced a product designed to correctly manage patients’ expectations about medical procedures in an attempt to reduce the frequency of medical malpractice lawsuits. The product, known as Emmi—Expectation Management and Medical Information—was created as a …
Two national insurance lobbying groups joined their industry brethren by announcing their vehement opposition to Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposal to ban the use of credit-based insurance scoring. Granholm, a Democrat, announced the proposed rule earlier this week, along with …
