The federal government is suing a Jacksonville ambulance service over alleged false billing and other schemes. The Florida Times-Union reports that the company is accused of submitting false claims to federally subsidized health-care programs. The government alleges a 10-year kickback …
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Millions of Americans could lose their insurance if the U.S. Supreme Court rules against President Barack Obama on his healthcare law. And with the decision due in the next two weeks, the government has no backup plan. The court will …
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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of William Gallagher Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. (WGA), headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, which has annualized revenues of approximately $50 million. …
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A significant number of leaders of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom perform a lot of tasks outside their job descriptions, instead of outsourcing these to insurance brokers, recruiters or IT specialists, according to research carried out …
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A state appeals court has ruled that the University of North Carolina didn’t follow proper procedures when it suspended and ultimately fired a tenured physics professor convicted of smuggling drugs in Argentina. The Court of Appeals ruled this week that …
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Allianz SE is boosting its investments in clean-energy in the coming years and is looking to enter the U.S. wind market. The insurer’s Allianz Deutschland unit will raise its annual investment into renewables, mainly wind, about 75 percent to 350 …
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Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance has launched Rideshare Insurance Coverage for ride-hailing drivers in Arkansas. Farmers worked with representatives of the Arkansas Insurance Department, legislators and leaders of Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) to develop a product specifically designed to provide ride-hailing …
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ACE Group has created a dedicated and centralized unit in Asia Pacific in response to increasing demand from corporate customers to deliver tailor-made risk transfer and risk managed solutions. Based in Singapore, this unit will provide customized products and services …
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The federal government has cited a Springfield, Mo.-based manufacturer after a worker at the company plant died in January. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Ridewell Corp. with a willful violation after the employee died after he was hit …
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U.S. commercial drone operations could take flight on a large scale by this time next year, as federal regulators finalize rules allowing widespread unmanned aerial system use by companies, according to congressional testimony on Wednesday. A senior Federal Aviation Administration …
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