The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud and Auto Theft Unit announced the recent arrests of seven individuals, including one insurance agent, on insurance fraud and theft warrants. The arrests continue as the Insurance Fraud and Auto Theft Unit focuses its …
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg along with more than 30 mayors and town supervisors throughout the state have proclaimed June 27 as Insurance Fraud Prevention Day in support of the efforts of The New …
Someone has been submitting fictional reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service, causing unnecessary alerts and frightening people. The areas affected have included Milwaukee, La Crosse, Chicago, and Lincoln, Ill., said Tom Schwein, chief of the National Weather …
Marsh & McLennan Companies has vigorously defended its use of photographs in a recent ad campaign against the suggestion by a New York newspaper that they contain images of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. The risk and …
Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Co. recently announced the addition of Barb Novak to its Annuity Division as national marketing director. In her new role, Novak is responsible for the oversight of the company’s internal sales group, the establishment of a …
Travelers expanded its workers compensation coverage tailored to the needs of public entities during the Public Risk Insurance Management Association (PRIMA) 28th annual conference. “Our expanded appetite builds on the claim and underwriting expertise that we currently offer to public …
CNA Financial Corp. in Chicago reported that James Abraham has joined the firm as senior vice president of Property and Marine. Abraham has 25 years of industry experience, including serving as vice president of CNA’s Minneapolis branch in 2002 and …
ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, has appointed Lou Capparelli to the position of senior vice president, Northeast Region for ACE Risk Management (ARM). Based in Boston, Capparelli will oversee ARM branch operations …
Less than six months after being promoted to the job, Joseph J. Beneducci has tendered his resignation as CEO of Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. Effective immediately, Chuck Kavitsky, president of Allianz of America and the former Fireman’s Fund chief executive …
Calling the federal Real ID Act “repugnant” to the state and federal constitutions, New Hampshire lawmakers voted to join other states — including neighboring Maine — in rejecting the federal Real ID Act as tantamount to requiring a national ID …
