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Five people were arrested in Pasco
Co. for
insurance fraud scam...
Florida CFO Alex Sink announced the arrests of five individuals
involved in defrauding Zurich Insurance Group, including Zurich ...
AIG seeks to cut payouts to former employees...American
International Group Inc. has asked former employees of its AIG
Financial Products unit for information about how much they earned
elsewhere after leaving the company as it prepares to hand them
retention payments, a source familiar with the matter said Monday.
No-Fault
Auto
Insurance Popularity Declines Due to High Medical Costs...No-fault
automobile insurance, once seen as a way to limit court costs
and lower premiums, has declined in popularity among both insurers
and consumers ...
S. Carolina House may cap damage awards...Supporters
say the House bill would bring South Carolina in line with
those states, capping punitive damages at three times the amount of
the compensatory ...
Florida's insurance scam...But when
Florida's state-operated homeowners' insurance company,
Citizens, sells you a policy knowing that it may not have the
financial reserves to cover ...
Obama calls for simple majority vote on health care...President
Barack Obama said on Wednesday it is time to pass his sweeping
health care overhaul using only a slim Democratic majority in
Congress if necessary, saying the issue is too important to be
delayed by politics after a year of debate.
GMAC Transfers Ownership To ACAC...includes
automobile, commercial vehicle, motorcycle and RV insurance
offerings, will continue to operate and remain in Winston-Salem,
North Carolina. ...
Poll: Oxendine holds a lead...Georgia
Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine holds a comfortable lead in
the state's Republican gubernatorial primary ...
National Flood Insurance Program extended...President
Barack Obama has signed into law a measure that extends the National
Flood Insurance Program through March 28.
State Farm to offer discounts for strengthening against wind damage
in Mississippi... Mississippi Insurance
Commissioner Mike Chaney said Tuesday that he has approved State
Farm's plan to offer the mitigation discounts. ...
Reprieve
for insurers: Medicare secondary payer reporting requirements
delayed...likewise, individuals who receive
ongoing reimbursement for medical care through no-fault
insurance or workers' compensation must be reported to CMS.
...
Lawmakers expand investigation into health
insurance rate hikes...The scope of a
congressional investigation into health insurance rate hikes
in California expanded Tuesday as lawmakers summoned the chief
...
Insurers don't pose systemic risk:
Execs...A coalition of
property/casualty insurers has written the chairman of the Senate
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee asking that the
property/casualty industry not be subject to bank-centric
financial services regulation.
Louisiana
insurance agent kills 2 boars with knife during hunting trip...He
has fished from a kayak for salmon and halibut in 300 feet of water
in Alaska, and one day, hopes to catch red fish and have a crawfish
boil in Louisiana ...
Fla. justices get rental car liability case...She
argued the Legislature intended it to be an insurance
requirement and that it's explicit enough to except Florida
from the Graves Amendment. ...
SCC request stops two insurers from
selling in
Virginia...Two
New York-based insurance companies have agreed to stop writing
business in Virginia in response to a regulator's request. ...
Consumer group sues
California health insurer...There
was no immediate comment from the insurance company, or from the
state Department of Managed Health Care, which regulates Anthem Blue
Cross policies. ...
Rancho Cordova-based insurer launches
medical marijuana coverage...Since
then, the Rancho Cordova company has provided insurance to clients
in California, Colorado, New Mexico and Rhode Island. ...
Lawmakers ready to take on Crist via
insurance...Florida
Insurance Council Vice President Sam Miller said Monday there were
no signs the governor would view the bill any less of a threat this
year, ...
Global Warming Litigation Just Getting
Started; Costs Will Be Significant...2008-858,
in the 17th Circuit Court for Arlington County, Va.] Steadfast
Insurance Company filed a declaratory judgment action asking a
Virginia state court ...
Alabama State agency seeking tougher
insurance verification
system... Shelby
County Reporter Alabama's Independent Insurance Agency is seeking to
strengthen the state's system of ensuring the drivers ...
Chile Quake May Be Costliest for
Insurers Since 1994...I
would say California doesn't have enough. Total losses from the
earthquake, including costs not covered by insurance, may exceed $15
billion, ...
Insurance
companies criticized as Obama calls for final vote on reform......
the much-publicized proposed 39% premium rate increase sought by
Anthem in California. The president said America should be holding
insurance companies ...
Arizona
Bill Banning Texting While Driving Dies in Senate...The
Arizona Senate in an 11-11 vote failed to pass a bill that would
have banned texting on a cell phone while driving. ...
STAMPS v. CANAL INDEMNITY
INSURANCE...Since
the writ appeared untimely and there was no mention or evidence of
any prior fax filing of the notice of intent, this court refused
consideration of ...
Company fights family for mother's
frozen head... An El
Paso County probate judge has ruled that the frozen remains of
Colorado Springs nurse Mary Robbins belong to an Arizona company
that ...
Senator:
White House land grab; Proposal to seize land would favor animals
over Americans...You'd
think the Obama administration is busy enough controlling the banks,
insurance companies and automakers, but thanks to whistleblowers at
the Department of the Interior, we now learn they're planning to
increase their control over energy-rich land in the West.
Man arrested by Secret Service swallows
flash drive; Bid to destroy evidence...
In a bold and bizarre attempt to
destroy evidence seized during a federal raid, a New York City man
grabbed a flash drive and swallowed the data storage device while in
the custody of Secret Service agents, records show.
Bunning op-ed in USA TODAY: Why I took a
stand on spending...
If the Senate cannot find $10 billion
to pay for a measure we all support, we will never pay for
anything.
Muslim woman refuses body-scan at
British airport... A
Muslim woman was barred from boarding a
flight after she refused to undergo a full body scan for religious
reasons.
PUSH. PUSH HARDER. PUSH FASTER...President
Barack Obama began a final push for healthcare reform on Wednesday,
urging Congress to vote on the plan in the next few weeks even if it
means passing the measure with a narrow Democratic majority and no
Republican support.
Restaurants now adding 'Health' charge
to restaurant bills...
Nothing succeeds in the travel
industry like a bad idea. The latest hidden mandatory add-on is a
"health" charge added to restaurant bills. As far as I know, this
scam cropped up first in
San Francisco, but
you can count on it to spread.
Police force family to cover nude
snowwoman...Police
told a Rahway, New Jersey family to cover their nude snow woman
after an anonymous complaint.
Ex-Gitmo Detainee Now a Taliban
Commander...A
man freed from Guantanamo more than two years ago after he claimed
he only wanted to go home and help his family is now a senior
commander running Taliban resistance to the U.S.-led offensive in
southern Afghanistan, two senior Afghan intelligence officials say.
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