Atlanta-based Crawford & Co. has appointed Stephen Pratt vice president of Carrier Relations, Quality and Technical Claims; and David A. Lee has been named manager of its Little Rock, Ark., Claims Management Services branch. Pratt will be responsible for establishing …
Homes built under the Florida Building Code that became effective in 2002 sustained less damage on average than those built between 1994 and 2001 under the Standard Building Code, according to a University of Florida study just completed by Kurt …
Eleven workers in western Michigan have been found guilty of unemployment insurance fraud for collecting more than $100,000 in benefits to which they were not entitled. Twenty-nine others face strong administrative action from the state’s Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA). Those …
Ah, the traditional signs of summer-salt air, suntan lotion and that pungent smell without which no vacation trip is complete-the fumes of expensive gasoline. Although skyrocketing gas prices consume much of the nation’s news coverage, it is a challenge that …
Stung by reports of high medical costs, the Ohio insurance fund for injured workers has proposed to cut the amount of money it pays to reimburse hospitals. The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will reduce its reimbursement rate for inpatient care …
Farmers in Midwestern states like Kansas have more than doubled the acres they insure and tripled their dollar amount of coverage since 1989, according to recent statistics. It’s a trend that could mitigate financial hardships arising from spring and summer …
Although today’s construction industry is coming out of a trench and contractors are intensifying competition by bidding low to get enough work to utilize available capacity, an increase in private sector opportunities has surety bond producers predicting a brighter future, …
A recently released study from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) points out that Missouri med-mal insurers paid out much less in claims in 2004 to state doctors, yet premiums continue to rise-growing 8.4 percent as direct losses fell …
The National Association of Government Labor Officials (NAGLO) during its 2005 summer conference elected Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Commissioner Scott Brener president. With members from more than 30 U.S. states, NAGLO focuses on sharing information and developing policy …
ILLINOIS CCC Settles Class Action Suit: Chicago-based claims software-maker CCCInformation Services Inc. and 15 of its customers signed a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs in various class-action suits pending in Madison County, Ill. These consolidated suits, Case Nos. 01 L …
