April 3, 2017
It took Jaclyn Bentley nearly three years to prove she didn’t burn her house down for the insurance money, allegations she and her lawyer say were born of the junk practice of analyzing cellphone tower data. She was camping with …
April 2, 2017
Grease and sewage from a nearby Waffle House caused thousands of dollars in damage when it seeped onto an Alabama man’s property, he said in a lawsuit. Mack Crook Jr. of Anniston is seeking $800,000 from Norcross, Georgia-based Waffle House …
April 2, 2017
Kentucky lawmakers completed quick work Thursday evening on a proposal championed by the Senate’s top leader to reduce the beleaguered coal industry’s costs to cover claims by workers suffering from black lung disease. The plan, presented by Republican Senate President …
April 2, 2017
A Raleigh man has been charged in an apartment fire that displaced dozens of people. Local media outlets report that Anthony Antoine Ridley has been charged with first-degree arson. The two-alarm fire broke out Thursday night at the Pines of …
April 2, 2017
A former Florida insurance agent has been convicted and sentenced to four years in prison for stealing more than $100,000 from two elderly clients, according to a statement from the state’s Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater. The Florida Department of …
April 1, 2017
Here is latest insurance industry real fake news on this April 1st: Trump, Cabinet to Launch MAGA Health Insurance Company President Donald J. Trump announced today that he, his family and his Cabinet of billionaires are personally bankrolling MAGA Health …
March 31, 2017
The number of beds available at state-run substance abuse treatment facilities would increase in drug-ravaged West Virginia under a bill passed Wednesday by the House. The bill passed on a 99-0 vote. It now moves to the state Senate. West …
March 31, 2017
North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) announced the conviction of two retired insurance agents in a regional scam targeting senior citizens. Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey said the two retired agents, Milton Hooks, 72, of Rocky Mount, and James Mangum, 69, …
March 31, 2017
Florida officials say they’re continuing aggressive efforts to stop the spread of the Zika virus. Gov. Rick Scott met Monday with Miami-Dade County officials to discuss Zika preparedness ahead of Florida’s rainy season, when mosquitoes are most prevalent. Officials said …
March 31, 2017
Oklahoma experienced fewer earthquakes last year compared with 2015 and a recent study of human-induced earthquakes predicts another year of reduced seismicity for the state in 2017. The U.S. Geological Survey warns, however, that that Oklahoma and southern Kansas, along …