A former northwestern Indiana nose surgeon who was once the subject of an international dragnet before being captured on an Italian mountainside after five years on the run has pleaded guilty to 22 counts of health care fraud in his …
Rye Brook, N.Y.-based specialty insurer The Navigators Group appointed Mark Yunque as chief actuary and senior vice president of Navigators Management Company Inc., its principal U.S. underwriting agency subsidiary. In his new role, Yunque will be responsible for leading the …
State authorities believe that a pickup truck’s front right tire came apart, likely causing the vehicle to veer off a rural highway and crash, killing 14 suspected illegal immigrants in South Texas. The truck packed with 23 people crashed Sunday …
The state Supreme Court has ruled that an Indiana man can sue his father for leg injuries he suffered when his father drove into him. An Adams County judge initially threw out Robert Clark Jr.’s lawsuit, citing Indiana’s guest law, …
Itasca, Ill,-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its employee benefit consulting operation, Gallagher Benefit Services Inc. (GBS), has launched a private insurance exchange platform. Exchanges are expected to provide employers and employees an effective online marketplace to help …
Investigators say a man and three bystanders have been slightly hurt when his gun accidentally fired at a Walmart store in Dallas. Police say 23-year-old Todd Canady of Waco was booked on an evading arrest charge. Police say Canady will …
A former Topeka deputy fire chief is seeking more than $1.3 million in a federal discrimination lawsuit filed against Topeka and a firefighters union. The lawsuit was filed by Kathy Petty, a former deputy chief of the fire department, against …
Woodbridge, N.J.-based broker NIP Group has promoted industry veteran Donna Jantzen to the position of president of its programs division, a growing national specialty insurance intermediary and service provider.Jantzen has been serving as vice president of programs since joining NIP …
A new report says Wisconsin lost more than 10,000 construction jobs in the last year. The Associated General Contractors of America says the state’s construction employment dropped about 11 percent from June 2011 to June 2012. Only Alaska is worse …
Willis North America has appointed Rob Carron as an account executive with Willis North America Yacht Practice in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The North America Yacht team serves clients worldwide in partnership with the Willis Superyacht specialists located in the United …
