Leaders from at least 40 Idaho cities are considering a plan to offset the rising cost of health insurance by becoming self-insured by the end of the year. Under such a system, city health benefits would be paid for by …
The city of Meridian has appealed a district court ruling that rejected its claims against a contractor hired to build a new $21 million city hall. In a statement Monday, the city said an appeal had been filed with the …
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) _ The natural gas shortage that slammed the state last winter cost insurance companies $55 million in claims. A memo from the state Public Regulation Commission’s Insurance Division says homeowners received the most help representing 7,422 …
A federal fraud case against Peterson Farms is scheduled to begin next week in St. Paul. Peterson Farms, Wendell, Minn. and its related entities Division III Farms and Keywest Farms are accused of receiving $4.2 million in farm subsidies and …
Maine Gov. John Baldacci has applauded a ruling by Maine’s top insurance regulator that found $43.7 million in first-year savings from Dirigo Health, a state-subsidized program designed to provide health coverage to Maine’s uninsured. Backers of Dirigo Health said the …
A Fairfax County judge who believes Virginia’s drunken driving laws are unconstitutional has resumed his practice of dismissing all DWI cases brought into his court, leaving prosecutors unable to appeal his rulings. General District Judge Ian M. O’Flaherty dismissed two …
Authorities are taking aim at ‘swoop and squat’ accident scams They call it the “swoop and squat’.’ A driver pulls in front of another vehicle and slams on the brakes, deliberately causing an accident to collect the insurance money. Authorities …
Prolonged, heavy rain caused flooding from North Carolina to New Hampshire over the weekend, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate, knocking out electricity, weakening dams and making roads impassable. At least four people died, including two people killed in New …
The Securities and Exchange Commission is easing rules for insurance companies to raise capital, responding to concern that the billions of dollars of losses from Katrina and Rita could make it harder for the insurers to pay victims’ claims. The …
Radio station WHJY will remain a defendant in a civil lawsuit resulting from The Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island. The lawsuit filed on behalf of 146 survivors and 80 victims’ families names the radio station as one of 46 …
