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N.C. Authorities Indict Two Fraud Ring Members Implicated in 480 Bogus Crash Claims Since 1992

Frankie Louis Alston and Darin Antonio Mason have been indicted in connection with an alleged auto insurance fraud ring in Siler City, N.C. that filed at least 480 bogus auto crash claims in Chatham and Randolph counties since 1992. Insurance …

NAMIC Opposes N.C. Changes to Self-Insurance Guaranty Association

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies sent a letter to the North Carolina House Insurance Committee opposing Senate Bill 319, a bill that would amend provisions of the state’s self-insurance guaranty association. SB 319 has already passed the state …

Surprising Share of Workers’ Comp Cases Involve ‘Adverse Surprise’ Costs

Workers’ compensation cases with significant unanticipated medical care and costs are most common in California and Texas, and can represent as much as 30 percent to 40 percent of medical costs in most states, according to a new study by …

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Surprising Share of Workers’ Comp Cases Involve ‘Adverse Surprise’ Costs

Workers’ compensation cases with significant unanticipated medical care and costs are most common in California and Texas, and can represent as much as 30 percent to 40 percent of medical costs in most states, according to a new study by …

WCRI to Present Study Results for La.

On Sept. 22, 2005, in Baton Rouge, La., the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) will present the preliminary findings for Louisiana from the 6th Edition of the annual WCRI CompScope multi-state benchmarks study that will be published in February 2006. …

Study: Low-Cost Road Changes Can Reduce Crashes on Urban Roads

Making low-cost changes to busy roadways in cities, such as adding left hand turn signals and extending the length of merger lanes, can reduce the number of crashes, according to a study released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. …

N.C. Indicts PEO Operator for Allegedly Pocketing $3.8M in Workers’ Compensation Funds

A grand jury in Greensboro, N.C. has indicted Steven E. Edwards on 21 counts of fraud, money laundering, tax evasion and stealing $3.8 million earmarked for health and workers’ compensation insurance from three employee-leasing businesses. According to a news release …

N.Y.’s Lawley Joins RiskProNet

Lawley Service Inc., one of the Northeast’s largest insurance firms, has joined RiskProNet International Inc., a network of 28 major independent brokers across the United States and Canada. The Buffalo, N.Y.-based agency was founded here in 1945 by Ray and …

NCRIC Group Shareholders Back Merger into ProAssurance Corp.

NCRIC Group Inc. and ProAssurance Corporation jointly announced that NCRIC’s shareholders have approved NCRIC’s merger into ProAssurance. The approval came at Tuesday’s special meeting of shareholders in which an overwhelming majority of votes cast were reportedly in favor of the …