Insurance News from December 14, 2004
News
Survey Points to Public Blind Eye to Fake Insurance
According to the General Accounting Office, the number of fake insurance policies sold...
International News
U.K.’s Amicus Decries Insurers’ Opposition to Asbestos Claims; “Ambulance Chasers”
Amicus, the U.K.'s largest private sector union, announced it will issue a statement...
East News
N.Y. Grand Jury Indicts Man Accused of Defrauding 9/11 Fund; Claimed Company Was ‘Destroyed’ by the Attacks
Nassau County (New York) District Attorney Denis Dillon announced recently that a Grand...
West News
Boeing Employees File Lawsuit Against Aetna, Airline Manufacturer
A proposed class of Boeing employees on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Aetna Life...
Southeast News
N.C. Gov. Easley Follows Through with $90M in State Funds for Hurricane Relief
North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley has approved a request from the Western Recovery Task...
Texas / South Central News
Texas Occupational Injury, Illness Rate Lower than National Rate for 14th Straight Year
The Texas Workers' Compensation Commission (TWCC) reported that in the latest reporting...
Midwest News
NCCI, Mo. Insurance Department Suggest Workers’ Comp Rate Cut for 2005
Both a national private industry group and the Department of Insurance (MDI) reportedly...