Articles by Timothy F. Kirn

Google Secretive About ‘Super Safe’ Robot Car Crash

Last month, an astute observer was driving in Mountain View, Calif., when he came across a multiple car fender-bender. According to later reports, a Toyota Prius had hit a Prius, and that Prius hit an Accord, which hit an Accord, …

Florida’s Citizens Says Sinkhole Claims Forcing Proposed Rate Hike

At a hearing yesterday before the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. officials blamed sinkholes as the major reason the public insurer needs a rate increase. Testifying at the public hearing in Tallahassee, Paul Palumbo, a senior …

California Medical Firm Withdraws $70M in Workers’ Comp Billings

A Southern California medical management company accused of fraudulent workers’ compensation-related billing has dismissed $70 million worth of filed claims, the largest workers’ compensation mass dismissal of liens in California history. The company, Premier Medical Management Systems, Inc., has been …

Mercury Insurance Billboard Sparks Controversy

The controversy over the Los Angeles billboard telling the public “You Can’t Trust Mercury Insurance” could soon become a lawsuit. Attorneys for Consumer Watchdog, the group that put up the message, have sent a letter to CBS Outdoor, Inc., the …