October 23, 2006
On Sept. 13, epidemiologists in New Mexico, Wisconsin and Oregon began discussing a cluster of E. coli infections and warned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that they suspected fresh-bagged spinach as the source of what could potentially become …
October 23, 2006
In Pennsylvania, a disabled customer complained of emotional distress when she dined at a restaurant that lacked adequate parking for her wheelchair van and where the restrooms were not fully wheelchair-accessible. The same person sued 30 other Pennsylvania food service …
October 23, 2006
Identity theft costs American businesses and consumers a reported $50 billion, and victimizes an estimated 10 million people in the United States each year, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. While those numbers are expected to grow, the information-laden …
October 23, 2006
PGI Commercial (PGIC) of Morristown, N.J. has expanded the geographic reach of its habitational facility with Praetorian Financial Group. The program is now available in D.C., Ill., Ind., Md., Mich., N.J., N.Y., Ohio., Pa., Texas, and Wis., as well as …
October 23, 2006
On Sept. 13, epidemiologists in New Mexico, Wisconsin and Oregon began discussing a cluster of E. coli infections and warned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that they suspected fresh-bagged spinach as the source of what could potentially become …
October 23, 2006
Gov. Jim Doyle pushed his proposal to give tax deductions for health insurance premiums. Mark Green said health savings accounts can help solve the problem of rising health care costs. But the candidates mixed in jabs at each other throughout …
October 23, 2006
Terrorism Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Hiscox USA is now providing terrorism insurance in the U.S., from the U.S. The coverage is being offered to brokers through Hiscox USA’s Armonk, New York headquarters. Hiscox USA, a new operation for European specialist …
October 20, 2006
A Philippines-based company and its president allegedly scammed a Department of Defense health insurance program out of more than $900,000, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday. Thomas Arthur Lutz and the company he headed, Health Visions Corp., were charged in …
October 19, 2006
A western Wisconsin judge erred in ordering a car insurance company to pay benefits to a demolition derby flagman who was seriously injured when a car slammed into him as he tried to help the driver of a disabled vehicle, …
October 10, 2006
Lansing, Mich.-based FinCor Holdings, Inc., an integrated risk management corporation serving health care providers and facilities, today announced its acquisition of Issaquah, Wash.-based medical malpractice insurer, Washington Casualty Company (WCC). FinCor paid $9.8 million in cash for WCC, Washington’s fourth-largest …