Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe’s office announced it is among the state and federal agencies investigating an international scam involving forged copies of State of Arkansas checks. Operating from Turkey and possibly Latvia, the scam artists send out counterfeit checks, …
The Workers’ Health and Safety division of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission will present a one-day educational seminar on Safety Inspection and Accident Investigation on Aug. 24, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. The …
Universal Casualty Company, a member of Kingsway Financial Services Inc., announced the appointment of Milton O. Johnston and Company Ltd. of Houston, Texas, as an underwriting general agent to write CGL business in the state of Texas. Milton O. Johnston …
John F. McCaffrey, former chairman of Frank B. Hall Consulting Co. and most recently head of market relations at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co, has joined Integro as a managing principal. McCaffrey, whose insurance career spans more than 40 years, …
AIR Worldwide Corporation (AIR) announced the latest release of CATStation, its web-based catastrophe risk management system. CATStation now reportedly provides insurers the ability to better manage accumulations of risk at a highly localized level. CATStation also includes a number of …
A Hudson County physician who filed a lawsuit against the Medical Society of New Jersey, claiming it and other doctors had conspired to destroy his practice, dropped the suit after two days into a trial. “We opted to dismiss the …
Kansas members of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) are mobilizing opposition to a state program permitting drivers’ license renewals at local AAA offices. The Kansas Department of Revenue (KDR) recently announced plans to expand the pilot program, …
Patients face a significant risk for preventable adverse events and serious medical errors in hospital critical care units, according to a study sponsored by Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Researchers found that more than 20 …
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that roving checks for drivers under the influence of alcohol are legal. The ruling upheld the 2003 conviction of Greg Beaman, of Pittsburgh, who was stopped by Pittsburgh police in 2001. He appealed his …
Insurance regulators in Kentucky and Nebraska are investigating an Illinois-based insurance company for allegedly defrauding amusement industry operators in Kentucky and Nebraska. Richard A. Brooks & Associates Ltd., an insurance company operated by River Forest, Ill. resident Richard Brooks, allegedly …
