President Barack Obama chose the site where Massachusetts’ health care system became law to promote his signature health insurance program, arguing that the state plan also faced initial setbacks and low enrollment but in time gained popularity and became a …
New York officials have banned 12 doctors and six therapists from billing the state’s no-fault auto insurance system in an initiative to crack down on fraudulent medical mills costing hundreds of millions of dollars. Insurance regulators say their investigation showed …
Central Texas is mopping up after strong storms dumped more than a foot of rain in some areas and many homeowners likely will be hoping they have flood insurance in place to cover the damage. The National Weather Service reported …
A former Kansas City municipal court employee has pleaded guilty in a scheme to use an insurance member benefit program to illegally rack up tens of thousands of dollars in gift cards. The U.S. attorney’s office says 43-year-old Crystal Burgin-Woods …
UPS driver Tom Camp from Livonia, Mich., and his big, brown truck have done something no other UPS driver has accomplished: 51 years without an accident. That’s after an estimated 800,000 to 900,000 miles on the road in metro Detroit, …
A federal judge has ordered no bail for a southwest Missouri man suspected of setting fires at a Planned Parenthood facility and an area mosque. U.S. Magistrate Judge James England on Monday ordered Jedediah Stout, 30, to remain in custody …
A state-run insurance company of last resort in Louisiana has settled the remaining claims in a class-action lawsuit tied to how it handled claims after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. The New Orleans Advocate reports state District Judge Henry …
A Texas insurance company that specializes in promotions and prizes is closer to forcing Lance Armstrong to return about $12 million in bonuses he was paid for winning the Tour de France while secretly using performance-enhancing drugs. In a key …
Napoleon Spring Works Inc., a manufacturer of garage door hardware, has been cited $147,600 in proposed penalties by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 16 safety violations, including exposing workers to amputation hazards at its …
Frost Insurance announced it has acquired Kolkhorst Insurance Agency, an independent Houston-based insurance agency that offers a full range of property and casualty, personal lines and surety products. The announcement was made by Bruce Burdett, president, Frost Insurance, and Chris …
