Insurance
Florida Labor Supplier Sentenced to 12 Months for Tax, WC Insurance Fraud
The head of a Tampa-area labor supplier has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after she pleaded guilty to defrauding the IRS and workers’ compensation insurers out of millions of dollars. A federal judge in Tampa last week ordered …
Read More Florida Bill Would Require Option of Policies That Cover Only Unpaid Mortgage Amount
Ahead of Florida’s 2024 legislative session that begins Jan. 9, at least a dozen bills have been filed that could have an impact on the state’s insureds and insurers. It’s a sign that lawmakers are under renewed pressure to take …
Read More Was Man Who Fell to Death in Train Station a Passenger or Trespasser? Court Wants to Know.
The federal circuit appeals court for the District of Columbia (D.C.) has asked D.C’s highest court for guidance on the standard of negligence in a case involving a noticeably intoxicated man who died after falling from a train platform into …
Read More Massachusetts Hospital Still Recovering From Christmas Cyber Incident
A cyber incident that reportedly began on December 24 disrupted the electronic medical records system and caused a Massachusetts hospital to send ambulances to other hospitals on Christmas day. Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport told WCVB-TV that it was again …
Read More ‘Severe Violator’ Ohio Contractor Agrees to $730K OSHA Settlement
The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement to resolve litigation following a March 2022 investigation at a work site in Wheeling that resulted in a dozen citations issued against an Ohio-based contractor with an extensive history of …
Read More Insurer AIG Leads Policy for Japan Airlines Plane Involved in Runway Collision: Sources
U.S. insurer AIG was the lead insurer on a $130 million “all-risks” policy for the Japan Airlines airplane which collided with another plane at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, two insurance industry sources said on Wednesday. AIG declined to comment. All 379 …
Read More Former MMA Attorney Suspended; Texas Judge Approves Temporary Restraining Order Against Law Firm
A former attorney for McClenny Moseley & Associates, who was accused of dishonesty while participating in his law firm’s filing of hundreds of hurricane-damage lawsuits, agreed last month to a nine-month suspension of his law license in a settlement with …
Read More People Moves: Ryan Specialty Appoints Ryan to Board of Directors as Devers Retires
Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Chicago, Ill., appointed Pat Ryan, Jr. to its board of directors following the retirement of William J. Devers. Ryan founded two high-growth software as a service (SaaS) companies and cofounded early-stage venture capital firm …
Read More People Moves: Mansfield Joins Alliant in Louisiana; Gleason Joins IMA Financial Group
Alliant Adds Mansfield to Louisiana Team Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., hired Buzz Mansfield as senior vice president within its Alliant Americas division. Based in Lafayette, La., Mansfield joins Alliant with more than 30 years of experience in …
Read More Alabama Wind Mitigation Grant Application Process Opens for Q1
The application process for another round of Alabama home-fortification grants opened Wednesday, Jan. 3, offering up to $10,000 for homeowners who retrofit their homes to make them more wind resistant. The grants, evaluated on a quarterly basis, will pay 100% …
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