A Georgia man was sentenced Wednesday to two years and nine months in prison for filing more than 30 false claims seeking emergency compensation for damages from three Gulf Coast hurricanes, a tornado in Indiana and flooding in New Hampshire. …
Reform of Florida’s workers’ compensation fee schedule in 2003 achieved its intended results, significantly increasing the prices paid for physician services and reducing the average payment per service for hospital outpatient services, according to a study by the Workers Compensation …
Medical costs per workers’ compensation claim in Illinois showed slower growth in 2007 following implementation of the medical fee schedule in 2006, according to a study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The study, Monitoring the Impact of Illinois …
Connecticut-based medical professional liability insurer CMIC said it will raise premiums by an average 5.3 percent for Massachusetts health care professionals. The rate change goes into effect October 1. The increase follows an analysis for the firm by Towers Watson, …
A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn’t caused by an electrical problem or burning food or arson, an insurance investigator concluded. Instead, the dead plants did it, according to a report summary provided to …
Records show the Ohio man who owned a bear that recently mauled its caretaker to death had no workplace injury insurance to cover the man, an apparent violation of state law. Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation spokeswoman Maria Smith said …
The CNA insurance companies announced an agreement with RSA (formerly Royal & Sun Alliance) that provides U.S.-based corporations with access to RSA’s global network. “This new relationship will expand CNA’s reach to India, South Africa and Australia, as well as …
A new bill introduced to the Pennsylvania senate would double the minimum liability amounts of auto insurance policies in the state. Current laws set minimum liability limits for bodily injury at $15,000 per person, and $30,000 for a group of …
Uninsured minority pedestrians hit by cars are at a significantly higher risk of death than their insured white counterparts, even if the injuries sustained are similar, new research from Johns Hopkins suggests. The death rate disparity is compounded by the …
Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired New York-based Old Greenwich Consulting Group for an undisclosed sum. Old Greenwich offers employee benefit consulting and brokerage services, including life insurance and group benefits, for middle-market clients in the eastern …
