More than 1,300 people have been charged in federal fraud cases related to the 2005 hurricanes in the five years since the storms struck the Gulf Coast, the Justice Department said Tuesday. A report released by the Hurricane Katrina Fraud …
A Texas panel is expected to review a final report that clears fire officials of wrongdoing in their arson investigation that led to a man’s 2004 execution. The Texas Forensic Science Commission is scheduled to meet Friday in Dallas. A …
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that 1,803 Allstate Insurance Company policy holders in North Carolina will receive refunds totaling $680,718.22 after a Department of Insurance complaint investigation revealed the company was overcharging some auto insurance premiums. “Everyone …
The Insurance Marketing and Communications Association (IMCA) elected Linda J. Collins as president of the association for a two-year term. Collins is currently vice president, Corporate Communications at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., where she is responsible for strategic communications, …
Insurance network Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services said three New England agencies have joined its ranks. The new agencies are New Haven, Connecticut-based Abbate Insurance Associates Inc., Norwood, Massachusetts-based Lydon & Murphy Insurance and Turner Falls, Massachusetts-based A.H. Rist Insurance Agency. …
The Young Agents Committee of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) announced the association’s Young Agent of the Year, Broker of the Year and Company of the Year Awards for 2010. These awards were presented during IIANC’s 43rd …
Donna Chiapperino has been elected president of The Professional Insurance Agents of New York (PIANY), one of eight new officers elected for the group. Chiapperino, serves director of marketing for Jimcor Agencies in Montvale. Rich Savino was named president-elect. He …
A coalition of New York insurers says blaming medical mills are driving up the cost of auto insurance, a trend that amounts to a “no-fault automobile insurance fraud crisis” in the state. The New York Alliance Against Insurance Fraud (NYAAIF) …
The parents of a slain Waterloo girl will receive $103,000 in a settlement of their wrongful death lawsuit against the city. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported that the city’s liability insurance carrier, Travelers Co., agreed to pay Adonnis Hill and …
A life insurance company has reached a settlement with state regulators over discrimination in rates charged to black policyholders. A statement issued by the Texas Department of Insurance said Austin-based Citizens National Life Insurance Co. settled the complaints against two …
