Higher Taxes Make Tax Free Structured Settlements a Compelling Option This year saw one of the largest tax increases in history, and when combined with state and local taxes, for... Read More
UN Agency Moves to Kill Aircraft Battery Exemption A U.N. agency that sets global aviation safety standards is moving to prevent aircraft batteries like the one that caught... Read More
Healthcare Solutions Appoints Joe Boures President Healthcare Solutions, the parent company of Cypress Care, ScripNet and Procura Management, announced the promotion of Joe Boures to the... Read More
Starr Approved to Participate in Federal Multi-Peril Crop Program Starr Indemnity & Liability Company has received approval from the Risk Management Agency of the United States Department of Agriculture... Read More
Insurer Reports Sandy Flood Claims Resolving Quickly A bulletin by the National Flood Insurance Program helped spur quicker processing of Sandy flood-related claims. Prior to the bulletin,... Read More
Lean Cuisine Mushroom Ravioli Recalled Alaska environmental regulators say Nestle Prepared Foods Co. has issued a recall of Lean Cuisine mushroom ravioli after consumer reports... Read More
Five Percent of Consumers Had Credit Report Errors: FTC One in twenty American consumers had mistakes on their credit reports that would have increased their interest rates on loans... Read More
Enservio Awarded Patent for Co-Party Debit Card for Insurance Claim Settlements Enservio, a national provider of software and services to property insurers, announced it has been awarded a patent for a... Read More
2012 Questionable Claim Referrals Reach All-Time High: NICB There was a 26.7 percent increase in questionable claims (QC) referred to National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) between 2010 and... Read More
Tiny Fibers May Have Played Role in 787 Battery Failure The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is investigating whether tiny fiber-like formations, known as dendrites, inside lithium-ion batteries could have... Read More