A retired Pennsylvania Superior Court judge wants a federal judge to reverse his conviction or entirely dismiss insurance fraud charges stemming from $440,000 he collected in an August 2001 traffic accident. Attorneys for former Judge Michael Joyce say there isn’t …
It’s puzzling to ponder the thought process of a former judge who decides it’s in the public’s best interest to mothball the courthouse and replace judges with defendants empowered to hear any cases against them. But such is the situation …
Westminster American Insurance Co. of Maryland has named Craig Heuman as marketing director. Heuman has over 30 years of experience as a production underwriter for Harford Mutual Insurance Co. He is responsible for developing business in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Washington, …
A New Jersey nonprofit group is not liable for providing alcohol at a party where four guests were later killed in a drunk-driving crash, the state Supreme Court has ruled. The court upheld a law that allows licensed alcohol servers …
Liberty Mutual Group is throwing in the towel on direct distribution of insurance to middle market businesses. Since it couldn’t beat independent agents and brokers – who dominate sales in this segment – Liberty Mutual has decided to join them. …
Local governments increased their commitment to risk management over the past decade, as they met the challenges posed by several major natural disaster and terrorism events. Better local government loss prevention, crisis management and risk communication resulted. We now face …
The independent insurance agency system is enjoying a bit of resurgence. For years, the number of agencies in the country had been declining but that trend, while not reversed, has been halted. The number in 2008 was 37,500 — the …
An investigation by the New York Insurance Department has found that auto insurers in the state did not engage in a widespread effort to steer consumers to certain auto body shops – a violation of state law. However, in some …
The Automobile Club of Southern California announced it would be implementing a $101 million rate reduction for insurance policyholders in California, an average decrease of 5.4 percent. As the fifth largest auto insurer in the state, the Auto Club insures …
Washington is the lastest state that is considering implementing pay-as-you-drive legislation, in which drivers would pay insurance premiums based in part on the miles driven per year. Senate Bill 5708, sponsored by Sen. Tracey Eide, D-Federal Way, provides that any …
