Larry Hinkel has joined BrightClaim as national account executive. His responsibilities include the identification of potential clients for BrightClaim’s services and the development of long-term, outcome-oriented relationships with them. During a career spanning more than 18 years in the claims …
Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett has filed a civil lawsuit against the owner of a Lehigh County window and siding company accused of defrauding consumers by cashing their deposits for contracted work without completing the jobs and illegally contacting homeowners …
The Motor Freight Carriers Association (MFCA) and Nationwide Insurance have joined forces to kick off a new Smart Driver campaign to improve safety on Ohio’s highways and reduce highway accidents. As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor …
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates more than 200,000 injuries and 15 fatalities occur each year on playgrounds — and that’s a significant risk for school districts and municipalities. Thanks to the National Recreation and Park Association, the Wisconsin …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is being criticized in Florida for being too slow to pay counties for hurricane claims and too aggressive in paying benefits for people who died during last year’s hurricanes; and Mel Brown, FEMA director has …
Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist announced the sentencing of a Broward County man and his two adult sons on Racketeer Influenced Criminal Organization (RICO) and grand theft charges stemming from their operation of a dental clinic. Luis Vargas, 84, of …
In a short eight days since the disaster declaration was issued on April 19, at the request of New York Gov. George Pataki, nearly $2.7 million in individual and household assistance has been approved for distribution to applicants who suffered …
The Oklahoma House of Representatives reported April 28 that it has passed bipartisan workers’ compensation reform that will grow Oklahoma’s economy, creating jobs and wages and providing more benefits for injured workers. “We’re offering, with our actions not our words, …
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. reported net income of $36.2 million, or $0.53 per common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, compared to $59.0 million, or $0.85 per common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. Operating income …
Both the American Insurance Association and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America recently issued statements lauding the Texas Senate for passing comprehensive asbestos and silica litigation reform legislation in the form of Senate Bill 15. The AIA said the …