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Four Critical Defects Found in Latest Oil Train Inspections in New York

Feb 13 2017 // State and federal inspectors found four critical defects and 42 non-critical ones in the latest round of oil train and track inspections across New York state.Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the targeted inspections of tank cars...

Three Found Guilty of in Separate Insurance Fraud Cases in Washington

Oct 13 2016 // Insurance fraud cases investigated by Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s special investigations unit have resulted in felony convictions against three people.David Cook, 51, pleaded guilty in Pierce...

One Area of Miami Declared Zika-Free While Zika Zone in Miami Beach Expanded

Sep 21 2016 // Authorities declared a victory Monday in stemming further infections of Zika in Miami’s Wynwood arts district, but continued to caution pregnant women about traveling to the city and surrounding areas out of concerns...

Two Johnson & Johnson Talc Cancer Lawsuits Dismissed by New Jersey Judge

Sep 6 2016 // Johnson & Johnson persuaded a New Jersey judge to throw out two women’s lawsuits blaming the health-care company’s talcum powder for their ovarian cancer.The ruling may help J&J fend off more than 1,000...

Three California Entities Get FEMA Preparedness Awards

Sep 6 2016 // Three California entities were named by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as winners of its annual preparedness awards.The FEMA Individual and Community Preparedness Awards recognize the outstanding efforts of...

Two Florida Mosque Fires in 10 Days Under Investigation

Aug 1 2016 // Investigators are looking for answers after fire broke out at a Florida mosque for the second time in 10 days.Federal and local officials are investigating the July 27 blaze at the Islamic Education Center in Tampa. Sallah...

Two Plead Guilty in Insurance Fraud Cases in Arkansas

Jun 1 2016 // The Arkansas Insurance Department announced that two guilty pleas have been secured in relation to property theft and insurance fraud charges. The cases were handled by AID’s Criminal Investigation DivisionOn May 17,...

Seven Corners Launches Kidnap & Ransom, Crisis Management Travel Coverages

May 16 2016 // International travel insurance and specialty benefit management company Seven Corners, Inc., has unveiled two new insurance products – Captum Kidnap and Ransom and Ally Crisis Management – for international...

Two-Car Crash On Rainy Texas Highway Kills 5

May 11 2016 // Five people are dead following a two-car crash on a rainy Texas highway on Mother’s Day. The Texas Department of Public Safety tells the Austin American-Statesman it happened Sunday afternoon near the town of...

One-Size Doesn’t Fit All in Today’s Evolving Homeowners Market

Apr 20 2016 // The homeowners insurance line, not often thought of as a bastion of change, is actually quietly evolving beyond the traditional “one-size-fits-all” business. Some of the puzzle pieces that make up homeowners...

Three Northern California Insurance Firms Merge

Apr 19 2016 // McDermott Costa Insurance, Mello Insurance Services and Myers‐Stevens Mello & Co. have merged.The firms will conduct business out of the McDermott Costa office in San Leandro. Mello Insurance is based in Fremont and...

Three Appointed to Texas Life/Health Insurance Guaranty Association Board

Mar 30 2016 // Texas Insurance Commissioner David Mattax has appointed three members to serve on the board of directors of the Texas Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association. The board oversees the association, which helps to...

Two Florida Clinic Owners Charged With Defrauding Insurers

Jan 24 2016 // The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF) announced the arrest of two unlicensed clinic owners from Miami-Dade County. Noel Ruiz of Miami and Alberto B Franco of Hialeah were...

Nine Californians Nabbed in $24M Alleged Workers’ Comp Billing Scheme

Dec 17 2015 // Detectives with the California Department of Insurance arrested nine people involved in a complex scheme allegedly targeting more than 230 workers’ compensation insurers and self-insured employers.Siblings Francisco...

Three California Men File Suits After E-Cigarette Batteries Explode

Dec 7 2015 // Three California men have filed lawsuits against manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of electronic cigarettes, claiming the products’ batteries exploded, causing severe injuries. The three men, one of whom is a...

Three California Men File Suits After E-Cigarette Batteries Explode

Nov 23 2015 // Three California men have filed lawsuits against manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of electronic cigarettes, claiming the products’ batteries exploded, causing severe injuries.The Los Angeles Daily News...

Three North Carolina Residents Accused of Insurance Fraud

Nov 6 2015 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance has arrested three residents –Anthony Bowen, 29, and Tracey Bowen, 49, of Jacksonville; and Kevin Donovan Reynolds, 25, of Durham –Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin...

Four Specialist M&A Underwriters Join Marketform to Write $77 Million Line

Oct 23 2015 // Specialist Lloyd’s underwriter Marketform has announced the appointment of four more mergers and acquisitions (M&A) insurance specialists who will be based in their London office. The new underwriters –...

Four Key Business Income Concepts

Sep 8 2015 // Business income protection is of utmost importance for any insured suffering a catastrophic property loss. To fully understand business income coverage and the protection the policy extends, four key business income...

Three Northern California Firms Rebrand to ‘Risico’

Sep 2 2015 // Three jointly-owned insurance firms in Northern California are merging into a united corporate identity known as “Risico.” The firms involved are KRM Risk Management Services Inc., American All-Risk Loss...