$300,000 Capitol County Mutual Fire Insurance Company, disciplined by Texas regulators for its handling of claims after Hurricane Rita, could face up to $300,000 in fines after the release of an audit by the Texas Department of Insurance. The Associated …
75% The percentage of bank Web sites surveyed in a University of Michigan study had at least one design flaw that could make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves after their money or even their identity. Atul Prakash, a professor in …
$475,000 Amount spent on state lobbyists in Massachusetts by Commerce Insurance Group in the first six months of 2008 – making it the largest single spender on lobbying in that time frame. The expenditures come as the state’s largest auto …
$100,000 Many property owners suffered large losses in the June 2008 flooding event in southern Wisconsin. But few lost a fleet. James Pritzlaff’s collection of classic cars is still under about four feet of water that overflowed from Lower Genesee …
$497 Million Estimated value of the claims for personal injury, property damage and wrongful death due to a construction crane collapse on Manhattan’s East Side on March 15, according to New York City’s comptroller. Seven people died when the tower …
14,500 Dog bites now account for one-third of all homeowners insurance liability claims, costing $356.2 million in 2007, up 10.5 percent from the previous year, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). An analysis of homeowners insurance data by the …
1% The amount of insurance policy surcharge the Florida Cabinet voted to extend to cover hurricane claims that began in 2007 for two additional years through 2014. The assessment covers outstanding claims that originated during the state’s devastating 2004 and …
26,595 A total of 26,595 policies have been selected to be removed from Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. (Citizens) by ASI Lloyds, Imperial Fire & Casualty Insurance Company, Occidental Fire & Casualty Company, Southern Fidelity and non-Incentive Program insurer Americas …
$1 Million Amount earned by participants in an alleged Philadelphia insurance fraud scheme involving former police officers, doctors, lawyers and others. Police say the scheme, which involved staging auto accidents, used six claimants per vehicle to maximize claim and settlement …
$300,000 Owners of pit bulls, Rottweilers and Doberman Pinscher in Kenmare, N.D. won’t have to get rid of them, if they license the dogs and keep them secure. Kenmare City Council members had considered a ban on some dog breeds …
