Monthly Archives: <span>September 2017</span>

Study Shows California Workers’ Comp Medical Review Volume May Be Leveling off

The volume of workers’ compensation independent medical reviews in California appears to be tapering off, a new study shows. The IMR process was established by California lawmakers to resolve medical disputes. A study from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute shows …

Green Cat Bonds Aren’t a Thing – Yet

Green cat bonds. That slinky phrase is one that Greg Lowe, global head of resilience and sustainability for Aon, would enjoy hearing uttered frequently in the near future. Lowe has been talking with an increasing number of people in the …

FEMA: 25% of Florida Keys Homes Destroyed by Irma

With 25 percent of the homes in the Florida Keys feared destroyed, emergency workers Tuesday rushed to find Hurricane Irma’s victims – dead or alive – and deliver food and water to the stricken island chain. As crews labored to …

Recalled Volkswagens Stolen from Michigan Parking Lot

Michigan investigators and out-of-state police are tracking down more than 30 recalled diesel vehicles that were stolen from the parking lot of a shuttered arena in southeastern Michigan. Indiana State Police Sgt. Jerry Goodin said the Volkswagen cars were part …

Police at California University Get to Use Pepper Spray at Violent Protests

The Berkeley City Council this week gave police permission to use pepper spray to repel demonstrators attacking officers and others during violent protests of the kind that have repeatedly hit the city this year. The 6-3 vote by the council …

New Mexico Prosecutor, Insurance Company Spar Over Premium Taxes

A standoff over millions of dollars in unpaid insurance premium taxes is escalating between New Mexico’s attorney general and the state’s largest health-care insurance provider. New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas this week renewed accusations that a for-profit insurance arm …

M4.2 Earthquake Shakes Central Alaska

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake has hit central Alaska, the Alaska Earthquake Center has confirmed. According to the center, the earthquake struck at 11:32 p.m. on Tuesday and its epicenter was 39 miles north of the town of Talkeetna, which has …

Man Sentenced to Prison After Admitting to Scamming New Jersey Company

An Ohio man has been sentenced to over two-and-a-half years in federal prison for defrauding a New Jersey company out of nearly $1 million. Authorities say 44-year-old John Tekulve owned a medical supply company that sold products to the Essex …

PIANY Elects Holender President, Names Directors and Officers

Professional Insurance Agents of New York Inc. has elected Fred Holender as president at an annual meeting of the association’s board of directors in Glenmont, N.Y. Holender is director of administration for Lawley Service Inc. in Buffalo, N.Y. As a …

MJ Insurance Adds Lahr, Wells to Risk Management, Commercial Insurance Team

MJ Insurance, headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., has added Olivia A. Lahr and Amy Wells to the commercial insurance and risk management team as risk transfer specialists. Lahr and Wells will be responsible for developing client risk financing and transfer strategies. …