Robert Henning, 56, a former life insurance agent residing in Auburn, Calif., has been arrested for a $20,000 grand theft and embezzlement scam. According to California Department of Insurance investigators, Henning sold his victim a $20,000 certificate of deposit investment. …
Scott H. Richardson, director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance has approved changes, effective July 19, 2007, to the rating plan and plan of operation for the South Carolina Wind and Hail Underwriting Association (Wind Pool). Though loss data …
A Washington-based oral surgeon ended up with the last laugh after being sued for jokingly implanting fake boar tusks in the mouth of his anesthetized assistant. Dr. Robert Woo, originally from Hong Kong, took photos of her porcine dental work …
Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) has announced that its majority-owned South African business, SA Eagle, will operate under the global Zurich brand and the registered name Zurich Insurance Company South Africa Limited. Zurich says the move demonstrates its commitment to …
A combination of ice storms, flooding rains and tornadoes have left Oklahoma atop a dubious list. So far this year, the state has most federal disaster declarations in the country. Oklahoma has received two declarations for severe storms, flooding and …
The body of a second St. Paul, Minn., sewer worker who was caught beneath the city’s streets during a heavy rain was recovered from the Mississippi River on Saturday, July 28, authorities said. The body of Joe Harlow, 34, of …
Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a $72,147 dividend to the Lone Star Energy (LSE) purchasing group. The dividend was based largely on the group’s premium volume and loss ratio. LSE has earned more than $168,000 in dividends since 2005. The …
A New Orleans man and woman have admitted that, from 1997 through 2004, they collected at least $51,000 in insurance on fender-benders they caused on purpose. Elton Calloway, 36, and Rosalyn Bradley, 28, were ordered to repay the insurance companies …
Jeff Buker has been named as Missouri’s new workers’ compensation director, labor officials said. Buker has worked on various division projects in the past year and a half involving self-insurance and the Second Injury Fund, the Department of Labor and …
A Wayne, New Jersey man who says he was scalded when the lid on his hot tea came off has filed a lawsuit against Starbucks. Antonio Couso, 45, asserted in the lawsuit that the lid was not on properly and …