More than two years of insurance fraud allegations were ended by Dawson, Ga., Mayor Robert Albritten when he pleaded no contest to nine misdemeanor counts. According to The Macon Telegraph, Albritten, a retired insurance salesman, was sentenced to 12 months …
North Carolina Insurance Commis-sioner Jim Long announced the conclusion of an insurance fraud case against Eugenie H. Johnson of Fayetteville, who was accused of embezzling more than $220,000 from an insurance agency where she worked. Johnson was sentenced to pay …
The arrests of 22 of 29 ring-members believed to be involved in a widespread racket, which bilked insurance companies for more than $1 million by staging at least a dozen auto crashes and making false claims to area insurance companies, …
A warning to prepare for the worst and hope for the best has been issued by researchers who discovered late last year that when Hurricane Ivan tore across the southeastern U.S. it brought with it wind-borne soybean rust spores. Soybean …
John Delaney John Delaney, has been named a member of the board of directors of National Grange Mutual Insurance Co. Delaney became the fifth president of the University of North Florida in 2003 and previously served two terms as the …
Members of the West Virginia Insurance Federation have endorsed the findings of a West Virginia Insurance Commission report calling for elimination of private third party cause of action lawsuits brought under the Unfair Trade Practices Act. “The Insurance Federation commends …
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin has formed working groups to discuss frivolous lawsuits and insurance reforms. After having been largely brushed aside during past fights over workers’ compensation and medical malpractice lawsuit limits, plaintiffs’ lawyers and labor groups aim to …
A bill imposing restrictions on marketing of insurance to U.S. soldiers on military bases has been introduced by Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Kentucky). The Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act would make it clear that state insurance regulators have jurisdiction over …
Jacksonville, Fla.-based The Main Street America Group offered its employees an all-expense paid trip to Super Bowl XXXIX and more than 7,700 non-perishable food items, totaling nearly two tons, were donated to several food pantries in five cities in conjunction …
Copart Inc. a large provider of vehicle salvage disposition services has opened its seventh salvage yard in Ocala, Fla., its 19th in the Southeast region. The 21-acre Greenfield facility will add needed capacity in the northern part of the state, …
