A Fayette County, Ky. resident who formerly worked as a claims supervisor is serving the final days of a 60-day jail sentence after pleading guilty to three felony counts of insurance fraud, according to the Kentucky Office of Insurance. Kelly …
Ascension Insurance, Inc., based in Kansas City, Mo., has announced the appointments of three new executives: Calvin J. Stolle to the position of executive vice president, chief financial officer; John D. Doak to the position of senior vice president, Acquisitions; …
A circuit judge has approved settlements totaling $2.4 million of three malpractice lawsuits that accused a former West Virginia doctor of harming patients. Lawyers for Putnam General Hospital and the hospital’s former owner, Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America Inc., …
A device that turns liquor into a breathable vapor of oxygen and alcohol would be banned from South Carolina under legislation sent to the House floor. On May 6, the House Judiciary Committee voted 10-4 to approve the bill banning …
Tennessee drivers who ignore flood warning signs or barricades could be charged with reckless driving under a bill headed to the governor for his consideration. The House voted unanimously on May 6 to approve the measure sponsored by Rep. Curt …
Warm weather on the heels of a record-setting blizzard late last week (week of April 28 – May 2, 2008) in western South Dakota has led to threats of flooding as the snow melts. A flood warning was in effect …
New York-based Valiant Insurance Group Inc. has named Jeffrey H. Bossart senior vice president and chief claims officer. Bossart most recently served as regional head of claims for property and specialty lines of business at XL Insurance, part of XL …
A leading House Republican said Tuesday, May 6, he will try before the legislative session ends next week to reverse a Department of Revenue decision to increase fees charged to access driver’s license records. Insurance companies and database operators such …
Mayor Joe Riley said May 6 he would soon release a long-awaited report on the deaths of nine firefighters in last year’s furniture store blaze, after firefighters and the victims’ families criticized waiting longer for federal reports. The report by …
Three hot-air balloons dropped asphalt shingles, lumber, sticks, leaves and pine needles onto a north Alabama landfill, so scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville could gather data needed to improve tornado warnings. The payloads dropped by the balloons …
