The operators of an Indiana-based insurance company that left 7,200 people with unpaid medical claims in one of the costliest, most extensive fraud schemes in Florida were sentenced to prison Wednesday, Florida officials said. Circuit Court Judge Julie H. O’Kane …
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York Inc. recently announced the promotion of six staff members at the statewide trade association, effective Aug.1. IIABNY, which represents more than 18,000 employees at 1,900 agency locations, named Lisa Lounsbury as …
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Commissioner Scott Brener has been elected president of the National Association of Government Labor Officials (NAGLO) during its 2005 summer conference in Maine. NAGLO is a bipartisan association of the country’s labor commissioners, directors …
Atlanta-based Insurance Specialty Group, LLC (ISG) has announced the formation of a new branch office in New York for Pacific Wholesale Insurance Brokers, LLC (PWIB) which will operate in the state of New York as Pacific Pro Intermediaries. The New …
Independent insurance brokerage firm Higginbotham & Associates announced the addition of sales associate Scott McGuire to its newest branch office, Austin, Texas. McGuire is the third addition this year, more than doubling the office’s broker staff since its opening in …
The Texas Residential Construction Commission is in the process of establishing an advisory committee to review proposed changes to the adopted warranties and building and performance standards. During the June 2005 meeting, the commission proposed the rules and guidelines for …
Four Connecticut doctors have filed a lawsuit accusing the nation’s largest health insurer of using anticompetitive practices to force them into a substandard health insurance network. The doctors filed the lawsuit in Bridgeport Superior Court against UnitedHealth Group and Oxford …
John D. Collins and Julio G. Rebull, Jr. have been appointed by Tom Gallagher, Florida CFO to the board of governors of Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s insurer of last resort. Collins is founder and president of Gulf Building Corp., …
David Morse & Associates, a national claims administration and independent adjusting company based in Los Angeles, announced the opening of its first office in the state of Texas, DM&A Dallas. This new office provides property and casualty claims coverage in …
Bonnie McHenry, a former vice president of Underwriting at Travelers, and director at MetLife Auto and Home, has joined Austin, Texas-based Myriad Development in the role of vice president, Underwriting Services. McHenry brings 25 years of insurance industry experience to …
