Attorney General Charlie Crist has announced that two individuals have received prison sentences for their roles in an insurance scam. William Paul Crouse and Carmelo Zanfei–the principals of TRG Marketing LLC–were sentenced for selling unauthorized health plans to more than …
An insurance agent who targeted victims between the ages of 72 and 86 and fed on their fears about aging has been arrested for allegedly defrauding at least nine South Florida senior citizens by offering them a quote for one …
The West Vir-ginia Insurance Com-mission is preparing for Jan. 1, 2006, when it will be responsible for the state workers’ compensation system, as the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission ceases to exist and becomes the West Virginia Employers’ Mutual Insurance …
Liquidation eff-orts are continuing for two companies, South Carolina Insurance Company and the Consolidated Amer-ican Insurance Comp-any, according to South Carolina’s Special Deputy Liquidator J. Smith Harrison Jr. The two companies were placed in liquidation on March 21, 2005, and …
Medicaid fraud consisting of financial abuses by doctors, providers and patients will be targeted by a new 10-member fraud unit being formed in North Carolina. “We have to ensure that every Medicaid dollar is well spent,” Allen Dobson, a top …
Increased online services to insurance carriers, agencies and producers that do business with the Mississippi Insurance Department have been announced by Insurance Commissioner George Dale. The improvement in services is due to the department’s conversion to the completely Web-based Sircon …
Carnival and circus owners and others involved in the amusement industry are being warned to verify the status of insurance coverage, according to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and the Kentucky Office of Insurance. During a routine inspection, a KDA …
Agents in Georgia have been contacting the Professional Insur-ance Agents of Georgia to discuss requests to make alterations to Georgia Certificates of Insurance. Jerry W. Duke, PIA of Georgia executive vice president has warned members that making alterations to Certificates …
A course on “Property and Liability Insurance Principles,” is scheduled in September by the Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies in Miami. The 13-week Insurance 21 P&C Liability course provides a broad foundation upon which to build a career in …
The Professional Insurance Agents of Florida have scheduled four meetings in September during which it will present morning “Hurricane Lessons” and an afternoon summary of Florida insurance regulations and new laws and regulations recently approved by the Florida Legislature. PIA …
