In the wake of the tragic death of a Queens boy struck by an alleged drunk driver, New York Gov. George Pataki has called on the Assembly leadership to take immediate action to pass his comprehensive five-point plan to target …
Robert Damon-Aspen has been jailed for two and a half years for deception conducted through his internet-based insurance intermediary business CFT Group Insurance Services. He reportedly used the Internet to take premiums from more than 5,000 clients without obtaining cover …
A Leominster, Massachusetts man and his son-in-law were sentenced this week in federal court to terms of imprisonment for their roles in a Worcester temporary employment agency fraud scheme. United States Attorney Michael Sullivan; Joseph Galasso, Special Agent in Charge …
Recent severe storms have brought an early start to California’s rainy season and have put areas already ravaged by past year’s wildfires at particular risk. Residents living near wildfire burn areas are reportedly especially vulnerable to flooding and to mudflows …
Under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), individuals and business owners may qualify for financial assistance to cover the cost of rebuilding or relocating their substantially damaged homes or businesses following the flooding in New York from Tropical Depression Ivan …
First Advantage Corp., a risk mitigation and business solutions provider, and IVANS Inc., have entered into an agreement to deliver motor vehicle records through IVANS insurance agent interface platform, Transformation Station. Transformation Station uses Web services and ACORD XML to …
The U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Atlas Roofing Corporation for alleged safety violations after an employee’s hand was amputated in April at the company’s Hampton, Georgia facility. Proposed penalties total $108,000. OSHA issued five …
Disaster assistance has been approved for Martin County, Minnesota to help local governments rebuild public property damaged by the severe storms and flooding that occurred Sept. 14 through Sept. 27, according to officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) …
Florida Commissioner of Insurance Regulation Kevin McCarty, this week, disapproved the latest workers’ compensation rate filing because the decrease in rates was reportedly not enough. McCarty ordered the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) to re-file rates that reflect a …
A federal grand jury has indicted five defendants, including the Millennium Outpatient Surgery Center in Santa Ana, California in relation to a $34 million scheme to defraud health insurers by billing for unnecessary medical procedures. The grand jury in Santa …