America First Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Corporation regional company, announced it was recently recognized by the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (AWCC) for its superior claims handling and injury reporting for this line of business. The AWCC annually grades insurance …
Six individuals have been arrested for allegedly conducting an $1.5 million scheme to rip off Los Angeles County taxpayers, the California Department of Insurance announced. Two brothers allegedly abused their employment and referred workers’ comp claims handling to family members’ …
Shareholders of Pennsylvania-based PMA Capital Corp. have approved the company’s acquisition by Old Republic International Corp. a deal that is expected to close on Oct. 1. PMA Capital also announced that President and CEO Vincent T. Donnelly, and all other …
Intercare Holdings Insurance Services, a workers’ compensation and liability third party administration and managed care services company, has hired Richard R. Rothman as executive vice president for Business Development. Intercare has offices in California, Washington, Nevada and Texas. Rothman, formerly …
NextImage Medical Inc. has acquired SelectMRI, a wholly owned subsidiary of MSC Care Management (MSC), a care management company serving postdischarge and post-injury workers’ compensation patients. Under the terms of the agreement, NextImage Medical has acquired 100 percent of the …
San Diego-based Impairment Resources LLC, a resource on impairment evaluation, has appointed Julie Osborn to chief operating officer. She assumes responsibility for managing and improving processes and systems. She will interact directly with the organization’s clients, who include workers’ compensation …
A Burien, Wash., auto glass company owner has been charged with three counts of first-degree theft for a billing scheme that’s believed to have cost insurers more than $1.5 million, the state Office of the Insurance Commissioner announced. Charges against …
Louisiana has hired an independent administrator to perform a comprehensive review of BP’s oil spill claims process. As the third party administrator, Cannon Cochran Management Services Inc., will also look at the effect of social, human, and workforce development services …
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has designated another $5 million – for a total of $10 million – of the $25 million block grant provided by BP to Attorney General Buddy Caldwell’s office to support expenses incurred as a result of …
BP Plc Wednesday agreed to a demand by U.S. President Barack Obama to pay $20 billion into a special fund to handle claims from its huge Gulf of Mexico oil spill and said it was suspending payment of dividends this …