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California Mom Agrees To Settle Suit Over Child Autopsy Photo

A woman who sued San Diego County over the release of an autopsy photo of her 2-year-old son has settled the privacy case for $125,000. A lawyer for Brenda Marsh tells U-T San Diego that she settled the case before …

CompWest, Align General Insurance to offer Debit Experience Modification Program

CompWest Insurance Co., part of the Accident Fund Holdings family, has partnered with Align General Insurance Agency to write workers’ compensation insurance in California for high-quality risks with a debit experience modification, effective January 1, 2014. This new program is …

Idaho Insurance Department Revokes Father and Son Licenses

The Idaho Department of Insurance issued orders revoking the Idaho insurance producer licenses held by Adrian Rand Robison and his son, Adrian Russell Robison. Rand Robison was the founder and chairman of the board of The Legacy Network, an insurance …

Cellphone Records Call Up Fraud Against Washington Woman

An investigation by Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s office has resulted in charges of theft and fraud against a Tacoma woman who attempted to collect insurance money for a car she claimed was stolen and destroyed in a fire. Donica …

Milliman to Acquire McGinn Actuaries in California

Seattle, Wash.-based Milliman Inc., a consulting and actuarial firm, has acquired McGinn Actuaries Ltd., an Anaheim, Calif.-based consultancy specializing in multiemployer pension plans. In addition to serving the multiemployer market, McGinn also works with single-employer plans, defined contribution plans, and …

‘Three Cups’ Insurer Lawsuit In Montana Dismissed

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the charity co-founded by “Three Cups of Tea” author Greg Mortenson against an insurance company. U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen dismissed the lawsuit Thursday, more than a month after the Central Asia Institute …

Wildfire in California’s Big Sur 79% Contained

Rain and higher humidity on Thursday helped firefighters battling a wildfire in California’s Big Sur region that has destroyed an estimated 22 homes. The fire in the Los Padres National Forest was 79 percent contained, up 5 percent from the …

Former California Broker Charged With Identity Theft And Forgery

Former insurance agent Eugene Shy-Ren Hsu, 31, of West Covina, Calif., was arrested by Department of Insurance officers and charged with multiple felony counts. The charges include grand theft, forgery, and identity theft for allegedly using another agent’s identity to …

Farmers Sues Radiological Corporations for $3 Million

Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Exchange filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of California against two radiological corporations and their owners for allegedly submitting false documentation to get paid for services they didn’t provide. The civil complaint seeks restitution for …

California’s $1.1B Paint Ruling Could Prompt More Suits

Paint makers could face a surge of lawsuits after a California state court judge ordered three companies to pay $1.1 billion to help government agencies get rid of lead from an estimated 5 million homes in the state. The ruling, …

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