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North Carolina Busts 70 Taxi, Limo Drivers in Insurance Rate Evasion Scheme

When dozens of taxi and limo drivers claimed the same home address, it led to a big insurance bust. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says 70 Charlotte-area taxi and limousine drivers falsely listed the same address in suburban Union …

Republicans Working to Change Healthcare Bill Before House Vote

U.S. House Republicans are working on changes to their healthcare overhaul bill to provide more generous tax credits for older Americans and add a work requirement for the Medicaid program for the poor, House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Sunday. …

Insurance Charity Benefits Make-A-Wish, Honors Wells Chief

In a room packed with insurance industry professionals, an undeniable air of gratitude hung over those who were doing the giving. Speaker after speaker came up and talked to the audience at a charity event about how grateful they were …

Idaho Jury Awards Ex-Ada County Employee $1.7M in Whistleblower Case

A former Ada County, Idaho, employee who filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging he was retaliated against and wrongly fired has been awarded $1.7 million. Rich Wright’s attorney said a jury awarded the money to his client on March 14, The …

Army Corps on the Defense in Complaint Over Missouri River Flooding

A trial is underway in which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is defending itself against more than 300 farmers and other landowners who say the agency’s management of the Missouri River has contributed to major flooding in five states, …

Tepco & Japan Government Held Liable Over Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

A court in Japan on Friday ruled that Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) and the government are liable for negligence in a case involving compensation for the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the first time the judiciary has ruled the state has liability, …

‘Ghost Calls’ from T-Mobile Cause Dallas 911 Delays; 2 Die

Dallas officials are working with T-Mobile engineers to determine what’s prompting a flood of ghost calls that’s forced hundreds of 911 calls to be placed on hold and may have slowed the emergency response to two people who died. Dallas …

Innovative Coverage Concepts Partners With Chubb on Restaurant Program

Innovative Coverage Concepts (ICC) has launched a new program for fine dining and upscale casual establishments. ICC’s carrier partner for the program is Chubb, which according to Dean Carras, president of ICC, enables the company to expand capacity and improve …

Greenlight Re Ireland Promotes O’Brien to CEO

Greenlight Reinsurance Ireland DAC*, the Dublin-based subsidiary of Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., announced the promotion of Patrick O’Brien to chief executive officer. O’Brien joined Greenlight Re Ireland as general manager in June 2016. Prior to that, he was chief executive …

CEOs of California Sewing Firms Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud

Sisters who are CEOs of sewing companies that are subcontracted by True Religion jeans have been sentenced for conspiring with their accountant to hide tens of millions in payroll to avoid paying for workers’ compensation insurance. Sung Hyun Kim and …

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