All the headlines from our Numbers Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 18 2008 // Two insurance companies have refunded about $5.7 million to Colorado customers affected by billing and record keeping errors, state officials said Thursday.Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has restored nearly $3.2 million to...
Jan 22 2008 // Two former Monroe, La., police officers have been acquitted in federal court on allegations they committed insurance fraud.A 12-person jury returned the verdicts in the case against Brandon Brooks and former police union...
Jan 18 2008 // Three Oklahoma state representatives, all Republicans, say they are returning campaign contributions given to them by the son of a man linked to convicted former state Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher.Reps. Jeff...
Jan 17 2008 // The Minneapolis and Chicago offices of Engle Martin & Associates, Inc., a national independent insurance adjusting and claims administration firm, have moved to expanded facilities, the company recently announced.The...
Jan 14 2008 // Gov. Kathleen Blanco and Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon handed out grants Jan. 11 to property insurance companies that are receiving a total of $29 million from a state government program aimed at getting more insurers...
Jan 8 2008 // Two Smiths, Ala., men have been charged on arson and burglary charges in connection with three church fires that occurred since Jan 1, State Fire Marshal Ed Paulk announced Monday.Geoffrey Parquette, 21, was charged with...
Dec 6 2007 // Two Indiana volunteer firefighters are charged with setting fires in abandoned buildings in northern Hamilton County.Adam B. Sampson, 21, of Tipton is charged with three counts of arson, two counts of burglary and two...
Dec 6 2007 // Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Investigators and Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputies charged three Jefferson Parish men with aggravated burglary, aggravated false imprisonment, impersonating a police...
Dec 2 2007 // In a poem written 2,000 years ago by Horace, he used the phrase “carpe diem,” which is commonly translated as “seize the day.” Although interpretations of this phrase vary, one interpretation can...
Nov 8 2007 // Six insurance companies, including two newcomers to Louisiana, have applied for $34 million in matching grants from state government, in a program aimed at getting more insurers to write policies along the coast.Insurance...
Nov 4 2007 // Here we go again: another disaster, another insurance test. Will Southern Californians whose homes and businesses were destroyed or damaged by wildfires fare better with their insurance providers than Katrina’s...
Oct 18 2007 // Three Albany children poisoned by lead in their former apartment buildings were awarded $2.5 million in a legal settlement, attorneys said this week. Three of Maria Vasquez’ children were exposed to lead-based paint...
Oct 4 2007 // President George W. Bush declared six Texas counties disaster areas on Tuesday, Oct. 2nd because of damage from Tropical Storm Erin in August.The declaration makes Bexar, Harris, Jones, Kendall, Medina and Taylor counties...
Sep 24 2007 // Employers must view coverage more as a comprehensive risk management tool than necessityThroughout much of the country, declining workers’ compensation rates are music to employers’ ears. After all, that seems...
Sep 24 2007 // Declining rates act as blinders for many employers. With lower prices it’s easy to shift focus away from injury management and cost containment to other more pressing business matters.Throughout much of the country,...
Sep 19 2007 // Two insurance adjusters employed by giant insurer American International Group say they have filed a collective action under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act asserting that AIG intentionally misclassified hundreds of...
Sep 5 2007 // A nine-term state lawmaker and former insurance adjuster and farmer who was instrumental in getting the state’s beverage container deposit and open school enrollment bills passed in the Legislature has died.Raymond...
Sep 5 2007 // When it comes to properly restraining their children in vehicles, many parents are in the dark, according to a survey by GMAC Insurance.The survey found that approximately one in three licensed parents could not correctly...
Aug 1 2007 // Two New Hampshire residents have been indicted on fraud charges involving workers’ compensation insurance. Attorney General Kelly Ayotte says indictments were returned against Phillip Rice, 52, of Derry and Dorothy...
Jul 31 2007 // The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board reports it has ordered two businesses to close immediately for failing to comply with workers’ compensation laws.This is the second set of closures ordered under...