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Minnesota Insurance Fraud Probe Expands with Chiropractor Indictment

Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman announced that an additional Twin Cities area chiropractor has been indicted on federal criminal charges in connection with an ongoing investigation of large-scale health care fraud related to “no-fault” auto insurance. Timothy Wayne Guthman, age …

Alliant Acquires SES Insurance Brokerage Services in Southern California

Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has acquired SES Insurance Brokerage Services Inc. in Santa Ana, Calif. SES will join Alliant MGA and program administrator. The executive leadership team of SES will continue to operate the company under its existing name and …

Top 3 Causes of Global Liability Claims = 60% of Value: Allianz Report

Defective product/work quality issues, crashes and human error are listed as the top causes of liability loss for businesses, according to a report published by Allianz Global Corporate Specialty (AGCS). Collectively, these top three causes of loss for businesses account …

Commercial Lines Prices Inch Up After Being Down for Long Time: MarketScout

For the first time in 20 months, the MarketScout composite rate index for commercial accounts in the United States measured a rate increase at plus 1 percent in the first quarter. Rates for business interruption, general liability and surety coverages …

Winterthur Exhibit in Delaware Offers Insight into Detecting Art Fraud

A painting with problematic pigment. A Chanel suit dressed up with acetate trim instead of silk. A Stradivarius violin that, well, just doesn’t sound right. They’re all part of a new exhibit at Delaware’s Winterthur Museum that offers would-be sleuths …

Maine’s The MEMIC Group Promotes Schwartz to VP of Underwriting Compliance

Workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group, based in Portland, Maine, has announced the promotion of Karen Schwartz to the position of vice president of underwriting compliance. She is responsible for leading the underwriting regulatory compliance and quality assurance teams across …

Allstate Joins Firms Pulling Ads from ‘O’Reilly Factor’

More companies, including carmaker BMW and insurer Allstate, have pulled their advertising from Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor” television program days after the New York Times reported Fox and star host Bill O’Reilly paid five women to settle claims he …

Pennsylvania’s Penn Community Insurance Hires Frentzen and Roberts

Penn Community Insurance, a Perkasie, Penn.-based wholly owned subsidiary of Penn Community Bank, has hired Peter Frentzen and Robert J. Roberts. Frentzen and Roberts bring additional skills and capabilities to Penn Community Insurance, which has expanded in recent years to …

Maximum Acquires Starpoint General Agency in Pennsylvania

Maximum, an independent, Chicago, Ill.-based excess and surplus lines wholesaler, has acquired Philadelphia, Penn.-based transportation specialist Starpoint General Agency. Kevin Long, who manages the Philadelphia office, has more than two decades of insurance and risk management experience. “We look forward …

International, Large-Scale Cyber Attack Uncovered by Cyber Security Watchdogs

A large-scale cyber attack from a group targeting organizations in Japan, the United States, Sweden and many other European countries through IT services providers has been uncovered, the Swedish computer security watchdog said on Wednesday. The cyber attack, uncovered through …

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