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Five Execs Found Guilty of Fraud in Gen Re-AIG Trial
Mar 10 2008 // A federal court jury in Hartford, Connecticut, has found four former General Re Corp. executives and one former American International Group executive guilty of corporate fraud and conspiracy charges stemming from...
Two Former Marsh Execs Found Guilty of Bid-Rigging
Feb 22 2008 // A New York court has found two former executives at insurance broker Marsh guilty of monopoly, but acquitted the two of all other charges stemming from a bid-rigging case brought by the state’s attorney general,...
Two Colo. Insurers Refund $5.7M to Consumers
Feb 18 2008 // Two insurance companies have refunded about $5.7 million to Colorado customers affected by billing and record keeping errors, state officials said Thursday. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has restored nearly $3.2 million to...
Two Ex-police Officers in La. Acquitted of Insurance Fraud Charges
Jan 22 2008 // Two former Monroe, La., police officers have been acquitted in federal court on allegations they committed insurance fraud. A 12-person jury returned the verdicts in the case against Brandon Brooks and former police union...
Three Okla. Lawmakers Return Donations Linked to Former Commissioner Scandal
Jan 18 2008 // Three Oklahoma state representatives, all Republicans, say they are returning campaign contributions given to them by the son of a man linked to convicted former state Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher. Reps. Jeff...
Two Midwest Offices of Engle Martin & Associates Relocate
Jan 17 2008 // The Minneapolis and Chicago offices of Engle Martin & Associates, Inc., a national independent insurance adjusting and claims administration firm, have moved to expanded facilities, the company recently announced. The...
Five Insurance Firms Receive La. Incentive Grants
Jan 14 2008 // Gov. Kathleen Blanco and Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon handed out grants Jan. 11 to property insurance companies that are receiving a total of $29 million from a state government program aimed at getting more insurers...
Two Charged in East Alabama Church Fires
Jan 8 2008 // Two Smiths, Ala., men have been charged on arson and burglary charges in connection with three church fires that occurred since Jan 1, State Fire Marshal Ed Paulk announced Monday. Geoffrey Parquette, 21, was charged with...
Two Ind. Volunteer Firefighters Charged with Arson
Dec 6 2007 // Two Indiana volunteer firefighters are charged with setting fires in abandoned buildings in northern Hamilton County. Adam B. Sampson, 21, of Tipton is charged with three counts of arson, two counts of burglary and two...
Three Accused of Criminal Activity in La. While Acting as Bail Bond Agents
Dec 6 2007 // Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Investigators and Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputies charged three Jefferson Parish men with aggravated burglary, aggravated false imprisonment, impersonating a police...
Five Trends for Agents to Track
Dec 2 2007 // In a poem written 2,000 years ago by Horace, he used the phrase “carpe diem,” which is commonly translated as “seize the day.” Although interpretations of this phrase vary, one interpretation can...
Six Insurers Apply for $34 Million in La. Incentive Grants
Nov 8 2007 // Six insurance companies, including two newcomers to Louisiana, have applied for $34 million in matching grants from state government, in a program aimed at getting more insurers to write policies along the coast. Insurance...
Five Tips in Dealing with Wildfire Losses
Nov 4 2007 // Here we go again: another disaster, another insurance test. Will Southern Californians whose homes and businesses were destroyed or damaged by wildfires fare better with their insurance providers than Katrina’s...
Three N.Y. Siblings Awarded $2.5 Million in Lead Poisoning
Oct 18 2007 // Three Albany children poisoned by lead in their former apartment buildings were awarded $2.5 million in a legal settlement, attorneys said this week. Three of Maria Vasquez’ children were exposed to lead-based paint...
Six Texas Counties Declared Disaster Areas
Oct 4 2007 // President George W. Bush declared six Texas counties disaster areas on Tuesday, Oct. 2nd because of damage from Tropical Storm Erin in August. The declaration makes Bexar, Harris, Jones, Kendall, Medina and Taylor counties...
Eight major mistakes employers make when workers’ comp rates go down
Sep 24 2007 // Employers must view coverage more as a comprehensive risk management tool than necessity Throughout much of the country, declining workers’ compensation rates are music to employers’ ears. After all, that seems...
Eight major mistakes employers make when workers’ comp rates go down
Sep 24 2007 // Declining rates act as blinders for many employers. With lower prices it’s easy to shift focus away from injury management and cost containment to other more pressing business matters. Throughout much of the country,...
Two Adjusters Allege AIG Violated Federal Overtime Rule
Sep 19 2007 // Two insurance adjusters employed by giant insurer American International Group say they have filed a collective action under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act asserting that AIG intentionally misclassified hundreds of...
Nine-term Ind. State Lawmaker Lageschulte Dies in Waverly
Sep 5 2007 // A nine-term state lawmaker and former insurance adjuster and farmer who was instrumental in getting the state’s beverage container deposit and open school enrollment bills passed in the Legislature has died. Raymond...
One-Third of Parent Drivers Unsure on Child Passenger Restraints
Sep 5 2007 // When it comes to properly restraining their children in vehicles, many parents are in the dark, according to a survey by GMAC Insurance. The survey found that approximately one in three licensed parents could not correctly...
