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Ernie Csiszar resigned from the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. PCI has launched a national search for a new CEO. June Holmes, PCI’s current chief operating officer, will serve as the interim CEO. Dave Evans is the executive director …

Fraud Roundup

Colorado agent pleads guilty A Billings, Mont., insurance agent has pleaded guilty to issuing $160,000 in construction bonds on behalf of two insurance companies and keeping the premiums. Michael D. Hutton, 59, also acknowledged that he forged customers’ names on …

Fraud Roundup

Colorado agent pleads guilty A Billings, Mont., insurance agent has pleaded guilty to issuing $160,000 in construction bonds on behalf of two insurance companies and keeping the premiums. Michael D. Hutton, 59, also acknowledged that he forged customers’ names on …

People Ernie Csiszar resigned from the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. PCI has launched a national search for a new CEO. June Holmes, PCI’s current chief operating officer, will serve as the interim CEO. Dave Evans is the executive …

Investigators Trace Specific Batch of Tainted Spinach

Test results linking two bags of Dole brand baby spinach to a deadly E. coli strain have helped health officials hone in on a specific batch from a San Juan Bautista, Calif., processing plant that may be the source of …

Colorado Agent Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Money Laundering

A Billings, Mont., insurance agent has pleaded guilty to issuing $160,000 in construction bonds on behalf of two insurance companies and keeping the premiums. Michael D. Hutton, 59, also acknowledged that he forged customers’ names on premium financing agreements to …

Judge: Landowners cannot sue Forest Service over lost homes

Bitterroot Valley, Mont., residents who alleged their homes were destroyed when firefighters lit a backburn to slow encroaching flames cannot sue the U.S. Forest Service over their losses, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy said the agency …

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Judge: Landowners cannot sue Forest Service over lost homes Bitterroot Valley, Mont., residents who alleged their homes were destroyed when firefighters lit a backburn to slow encroaching flames cannot sue the U.S. Forest Service over their losses, a federal judge …

Judge: Landowners Cannot Sue Forest Service Over Lost Homes

Bitterroot Valley, Mont., residents who allege their homes were destroyed by a backburn that got away from firefighters cannot sue the U.S. Forest Service over their losses, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy said the agency …

Montana Firefighters Battle Bees as well as Wildfires

Montana firefighters battling a wildfire that has blackened nearly 290 square miles and burned 26 homes faced a new challenge, authorities said: bees. The blaze that started with lightning on Aug. 22 has forced hundreds to evacuate. After being grounded …