The New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) issued an update on June 19 noting that Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced the elimination of a number of Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) fees as a part of the 2015-16 state budget. According …
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Authorities say a South Florida man who didn’t want a bank to sell his foreclosed home tried to blow it up using a bowling ball as an explosive. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports 21-year-old Tyler Butler was arrested Monday on …
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The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) recently named William “Doug” Wallace as a fraud prosecutor who will work exclusively with criminal prosecutors in the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office to combat insurance fraud. Wallace has two decades of insurance industry experience …
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The Florida Division of Insurance Fraud has announced the arrest of Dr. Douglas Price, owner of the Florida Pain Trauma and Injury Clinic in Auburndale, Fla., and three others on charges related the operation of a complex PIP fraud scam. …
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PMA Companies in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, promoted Lisa K. Romeu to vice president, Claims Client Service. Romeu reports to John Santulli, executive vice president, Risk Services and Sales. In this newly created position, Romeu will provide leadership and management of …
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Twenty-eight South Carolina counties are now in the first level of drought. The S.C. Drought Response Committee said June 19 that the counties are in the incipient level of drought. Places such as Florence, Manning and Hartsville have received less …
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AssuredPartners Inc. announced its acquisition of StoudtAdvisors in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. StoudtAdvisors is an independent insurance broker specializing in employee benefits programs and human resources consulting services to businesses in the central Pennsylvania region. …
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Insurance regulators in Louisiana and Oklahoma are are encouraging folks with flood insurance policies to file claims from recent flooding in those states as soon as possible. FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requires homeowners to file a Proof of …
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QBE European Operations has announced plans to grow its casualty business in the MENA region. Laetitia Parfitt joined the team in Dubai this week as senior casualty underwriter. Parfitt will be responsible for developing QBE’s casualty portfolio in the region …
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Tropical Storm Bill wrung out almost 12 inches of rain over parts of eastern Texas, was downgraded to a depression and then handed off from the National Hurricane Center to the Weather Prediction Center. That doesn’t mean the U.S. is …
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