A Chicago nursing home at risk of losing its federal funding has cleared a first hurdle. U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services spokeswoman Elizabeth Surgener said her agency has approved Somerset Place’s plan for dealing with threats to residents’ …
Hartford, Conn.-based Specialty Risk Services (SRS) has appointed David Santschi as vice president, account management, for the Northeast and Southeast Regions. Santschi has more than 15 years of experience in the claims industry. He joined SRS — a national property/casualty …
Oklahoma, Gov. Brad Henry declared a state of emergency for all 77 Oklahoma counties and state officials implemented emergency response preparations as a winter storm blanketed the state overnight with freezing rain, sleet and snow. The state capitol and most …
Whittier, Calif., attorney John David Munoz has been arrested on felony auto insurance fraud charges for allegedly fabricating facts surrounding the destruction of his vehicle, the California Department of Insurance reported. According to CDI, on Feb. 11, 2008, Munoz reported …
Congressional investigators Thursday sought documents from Toyota Motor Corp and U.S. safety regulators about a pair of safety recalls the automaker was racing to address. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman said he would hold a hearing next …
Hurricane Ike, which struck Galveston on Sept. 13, 2008, has proved to be the costliest weather catastrophe in Texas history by a large margin. The storm racked up nearly $12 billion in windstorm and flood insurance claims in the state. …
A lawsuit claims a dentist’s drill bit was left in a Tampa woman’s head for nearly a year. The lawsuit says Donna Delgao’s surgeon left an inch-long piece of steel in a wound after dental surgery in 2008. The tool …
The state fire marshal says 35 people were killed by fire in Massachusetts last year, the lowest number in nearly seven decades. Fire Marshal Stephen Coan attributed the low number to a variety of factors, including the widespread use of …
The town of Middletown, Rhode Island agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused it of polluting prized state beaches by illegally discharging millions of gallons of sewage-laced wastewater. The town, located just north of Newport on Aquidneck Island, agreed to …
Medical costs per workers’ compensation claim in Texas were stable in 2007, following several years of dramatic decreases, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The decline in costs resulted from the enactment of two …