Progressive drives into W.Va. The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies has announced it is now offering commercial auto insurance in West Virginia. While Progressive’s commercial coverages are available directly to consumers by phone and over the Internet, the company said …
The Antifraud Task Force cited the need for a uniform database that would allow state authorities to track vehicles damaged by floods. Federal Bureau of Investigation targeting insurance fraud Agent reports to insurance regulators on double-dipping, prior damage, stolen property …
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott reported that Texas and eight other states have reached a $171 million settlement with Zurich American Insurance Co. relating to bid-rigging and price-fixing in the commercial insurance market. The settlement means that policyholders in the …
Long-time insurance agent Bennie H. Kile Jr. of the Kile Insurance Agency in Sistersville, W.Va. has been indicted on seven insurance fraud felony counts according to Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline. A Fraudulent scheme covers multiple acts and victims. Each …
West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that Paul V. Dixon was indicted this week on one felony count of wrongfully seeking workers’ compensation benefits. Dixon was allegedly injured at home while trimming a tree on his property; …
A political tug-of war is now taking place in South Carolina involving Gov. Mark Sanford, Insurance Commissioner Elanor Kitzman, legislators and insurance industry representatives. The governor has responded that he supports Kitzman, an 18-year insurance veteran who founded Driver’s Choice …
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been accumulating insurance fraud information since Hurricane Katrina and has filed charges in five cases, R. Allyson Delaney, an FBI analyst in Clarksburg, W.Va. told the National Association of Insurance Commissioners during its March …
The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies has announced it is now offering commercial auto insurance in West Virginia. While Progressive’s commercial coverages are available directly to consumers by phone and over the Internet, the company said most consumers choose to …
The West Virginia Insurance Commission has released statistics indicating that more than $1.89 million in workers’ compensation payments are now outstanding from employers in the state. Notices asking 1,794 employers to pay up or face the consequences are now being …
The status of the Insurance Commission was recently discussed by Commissioner Jane Cline and J. David Daniel, a member of the Big ‘I’ executive committee gave tips about how independent insurance agents can prepare for disasters during the Professional Independent …
