Monthly Archives: <span>August 2012</span>

Mississippi Supreme Court Orders Trial in Car-Horse Accident

The Mississippi Supreme Court has order a trial in a lawsuit over a George County accident involving a car and a horse. The personal-injury case involved a 2008 automobile collision between Diana Ladnier and Diego, a horse owned by Joseph …

South Carolina Man Admits to Sawing Off Man’s Hand for Insurance Money

A South Carolina man pleaded guilty this week to a federal fraud charge, acknowledging his role in an insurance scheme that cost a mentally disabled man his left hand. Gerald B. Hardin of Cayce told U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie …

Poll: Little Faith for Lasting Workers’ Comp Reforms in Calif.

People overwhelmingly believe workers’ compensation premiums will rise if no reforms come out of a bill currently in the works in state Legislature to increase benefits for injured workers and reduce waste in the system to the tune of more …

EPIC Names Ledbetter in Fresno Office

Folsom, Calif.-based EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center) named Sarah Ledbetter as a property & casualty insurance account manager in its Fresno office. Ledbetter’s responsibilities as an account manager will include marketing, negotiations, client program management, and the supervision of account …

Travelers Sues NFL Over Ex-Players’ Brain Injury Lawsuits

Several subsidiaries of Travelers Companies Inc. sued the National Football League and a host of other insurers, seeking to avoid paying to defend the league against a wave of brain injury-related claims by thousands of former players and their families. …

North Carolina Does Poor Job Tracking Workers’ Comp, Tax Scofflaws: Newspaper

North Carolina state agencies do a poor job communicating with each other to identify employers who are possibly breaking the law because they don’t have workers’ compensation insurance or fail to pay withholding taxes for their employees, a newspaper reported …

Tropical Storm Isaac Strengthening; Floridians, Citrus Growers Begin to Worry

New York orange juice futures jumped more than 5 percent on Wednesday after U.S. forecasters warned Tropical Storm Isaac would strengthen into a hurricane and could hit the south coast of citrus-rich Florida by Monday. The National Hurricane Center said …

Penn. Regulator Advises College Students to Check Insurance Needs

As college students return to campus to begin the new academic year, Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Mike Consedine reminds families to create a “dorm room inventory” for insurance purposes. “Many college students head to campus hauling a costly array of personal …

5 Conn. Firms Cited for Paying Workers Off the Books, Evading WC Laws

Connecticut authorities said this week that five subcontracting firms at a large Stamford construction site have been cited for alleged wage violations. The construction site at Stamford’s Harbor Point area is the largest development in the state. It has attracted …

RiskMeter Enhances Kentucky Premium Tax Report

RiskMeter Online, a provider of real-time natural hazard risk reports, has added premium tax assessment data and effective dates to its Kentucky Premium Tax report. This additional information assists insurers in determining if the correct premium tax amounts have been …