August 9, 2006
A Des Moines, Iowa doctor was convicted Monday of seeking reimbursement on medical procedures that were unnecessary or not performed. Dr. Peter Boesen is awaiting sentencing on 82 counts of health care fraud relating to his practices at his ear, …
August 8, 2006
ProAssurance Corporation in Birmingham, Ala. reported net income for the second quarter of 2006 of $30.0 million, or $0.90 per diluted share. For the six months ended June 30, 2006 net income was $167.3 million, or $4.95 per diluted share. …
August 7, 2006
Retail Shopping Centers Nuts & Bolts: Argonaut Group Inc.’s Select Markets segment is expanding its line of products and services to include the retail shopping center marketplace. Highlights include specialized benefits such as coordinated policies for comprehensive landlord-tenant liability coverage, …
August 7, 2006
Retail Shopping Centers Nuts & Bolts: Argonaut Group Inc.’s Select Markets segment is expanding its line of products and services to include the retail shopping center marketplace. Highlights include specialized benefits such as coordinated policies for comprehensive landlord-tenant liability coverage, …
August 7, 2006
Retail Carts Nuts & Bolts: General liability, including contractual liability, personal injury and advertising injury liability for retail cart vendors operating concessions and exhibits is available from K&K Insurance Group Inc. This program is specifically tailored for concessionaires, exhibitors and …
August 7, 2006
Retail Carts Nuts & Bolts: General liability, including contractual liability, personal injury and advertising injury liability for retail cart vendors operating concessions and exhibits is available from K&K Insurance Group Inc. This program is specifically tailored for concessionaires, exhibitors and …
August 7, 2006
Cooper Gay & Cashman, Cooper Gay Intermediaries Independent reinsurance brokers, Cooper Gay (Holdings) Ltd., headquartered in London, renamed its U.S. domestic treaty operation Cooper Gay Intermediaries LLC. Based in Minneapolis, Cooper Gay Intermediaries is led by newly appointed CEO James …
August 7, 2006
Des Moines, Iowa-based Hawkeye-Security Insurance, a member of the Liberty Mutual Group, recently announced that David L. Lancaster has been appointed president and chief executive officer, effective August 16, 2006. Lancaster most recently was Wausau Insurance senior vice president and …
August 3, 2006
Disclosing medical errors made by physicians is extremely important yet often extremely difficult. Two University of Iowa studies examine why this is the case and how increased understanding might help patients, doctors and health care systems overall. One study involved …
August 2, 2006
Calling the defrauding of seniors a “big business” and a major problem in Iowa, Lt. Gov. Sally Pederson on Thursday announced a new initiative designed to educate older Iowans about investment fraud. The program, Seniors Against Investment Fraud, or SAIF, …