Authorities in Philadelphia say a city dentist and his daughter have been charged with submitting almost $5 million in fraudulent medical bills to insurance companies over the past decade. Prosecutors said Wednesday that 71-year-old Dr. Owen Rogal of Philadelphia and …
Cal/OSHA has issued $256,445 in fines to two companies in Chino, Calif. for over 60 safety violations discovered during warehouse inspections that found unsafe working conditions. The California Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) issued …
Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), headquartered in Austin, Texas, reported 19.5 percent growth in written property/casualty premiums in the third quarter of 2011, compared with the same period in 2010. CAA, whose 47 agency members are based in Texas, …
Arizona is set to get $5.2 million in disaster aid from the Department of Agriculture. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the award as part of more than $300 million in emergency assistance to 33 states and Puerto Rico. Utah and …
Richmond school officials are being sued by the mother of a 4-year-old autistic boy who was left on a bus. Nyheim Butler’s lawsuit accuses Richmond Public Schools, the district’s transportation director, a former bus driver and a former bus monitor …
That Texas ranked among the bottom three states in a recently released analysis of residential building codes in the 18 hurricane-prone coastal states does not sit well with the state’s insurance regulators. In the Institute for Business and Home Safety’s …
Two years ago, Charles Smith’s beloved Great Dane, Buzz, came down with what his veterinarian thought was bloat, a digestive-tract disorder considered the second-leading canine killer after cancer. Turned out it was a just a scare — that time. But …
Serious mistakes in Minnesota hospitals rose slightly in 2011, but they led to fewer serious injuries and deaths than the year before, according to an annual report. Hospitals reported 316 so-called “adverse health events,” up from 305 the year before. …
Jamie Durocher has been promoted to director of business development for Eau Claire, Wis.-based wholesale insurance firm, Scobie Group. Durocher has held the position of marketing representative with Scobie Group since February 2011. In his new role, Durocher will be …
The Columbus Insurance Market has opened a new agency location in Columbus, Ohio. This new location will serve the Columbus metropolitan area along with all adjacent suburbs, the agency said. The Columbus Insurance Market is a full-service Ohio independent insurance …
