Monthly Archives: <span>June 2005</span>

Reseda Broker Pleads Guilty to Forgery

Insurance broker Sajjad Hussain Shaikh, also known as Adam Shaikh, of Reseda, California has pled guilty to one count of forgery. Shaikh was sentenced to three years of summary probation and ordered to pay a $1,410 fine on May 24, …

Three Suspects Arraigned

Three suspects were arraigned May 11 in Ventura County Superior Court in connection with a workers’ comp premium fraud investigation conducted by the CDI Fraud Division. Tomer Rotholz, a former licensed contractor, was arraigned on a felony complaint charging him …

Former Framers Owners Sentenced

Investigators announced that Jay Neal Wright, a former Bay Area businessman and owner of Highland Framers of Northern California Inc., was formally sentenced in Alameda County Superior Court to three years in state prison and ordered to pay $3.1 million …

Woman Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge

Sandra Canas, a resident of Daly City, California, pleaded guilty on May 11 to a felony charge of workers’ compensation insurance fraud. Canas was arrested on Nov. 10, 2004 by investigators from the California Department of Insurance Fraud Department for …

TSLA TO HOLD MID-YEAR MEETING IN COLO.

The Texas Surplus Lines Association announced it will be hosting its 2005 Mid-Year Meeting at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 24-27. Scheduled speakers are: Paradigm Shift – Mike Jones, Mike Jones & Associates; State of the Industry …

MHBT WINS REGIONAL CHARITY CHALLENGE

The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies reported that Dallas-based McQueary Henry Bowles Troy won the Chubb Charity Challenge’s regional tournament at the Cowboys Golf Club and will move on to compete for a $50,000 donation to the Swope Health Foundation …

MEDICAL PROTECTIVE EXPANDS OPTIONS

Medical professional liability insurer Medical Protective has introduced a new product to protect Oklahoma doctors from liability when their carrier is unable to meet its obligations. Medical Protective will now offer Contingency Prior Acts coverage to Oklahoma doctors. Contingency Prior …

LAKE CHARLES PRODUCER ARRESTED

The Louisiana Department of Insurance investigators and law enforcement officers recently shut down a Lake Charles producer, charging her with misappropriation of funds. Michelle Pappillion, 31, was arrested by the State Police Insurance Fraud Unit and booked into Calcasieu Parish …

CRASH RECORDS AVAILABLE ONLINE

The Arkansas State Police reported that Arkansas Uni-form Highway Crash Records are now available online through the Arkansas State Police Web site, www.asp.arkansas.gov, and the Arkansas state Web portal, www.arkansas.gov. The Arkansas State Police is statutorily charged with the responsibility …

WORKERS’ COMP EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

West Virginia workers’ compensation reforms, including the privatization of the Workers’ Compensation Commission, are a mystery to residents according to the results of a poll released by RMS Strategies. In a telephone poll, conducted between May 11 and 18, 40 …