May 17, 2013
Police in Missoula, Mont. say a man who rammed his sport utility vehicle into an insurance office three times was apparently expressing his frustration with the insurance industry. Police say the driver rammed the building Tuesday and then twice backed …
May 17, 2013
Hester, Heitel & Associates, an independent insurance agency in Phoenix, Ariz. was chosen to represent “the path to the future for all independent agencies,” announced Consumer Agent Portal LLC, also known as Project CAP, creator of the Agency 2020 program. …
May 17, 2013
Chris Peterson has recently joined Elliott, Powell, Baden & Baker Insurance in Oregon as a commercial insurance producer. Peterson is past president of the Professional Insurance Agents of Oregon and Idaho. He has nearly 15 years of experience insuring Northwest …
May 17, 2013
Five Northern California residents were arrested by California Department of Insurance fraud investigators and booked into the Sacramento County jail and charged with multiple felony counts related to alleged insurance fraud totaling nearly $1 million, according to CDI. Investigators allege …
May 16, 2013
New Mexicans could have longer waits for a doctor or specialist as demand grows for medical services because of an aging population and expanded insurance coverage under a federal health care law, legislative auditors said Wednesday. A report released by …
May 16, 2013
A federal judge has dismissed a movie company’s Internet piracy complaint against 34 Oregonians, saying the company was unfairly using the court’s subpoena power in a “reverse class-action suit” to save on legal expenses and possibly to intimidate defendants into …
May 16, 2013
A Portland employee is suing the city, claiming she was sickened by a co-worker’s scented fragrance. The lawsuit from Bureau of Maintenance worker Julie Reynolds seeks $50,000 in damages. She has a condition called “multiple chemical sensitivity” that can be …
May 16, 2013
Wyoming lawmakers are looking into legislation that would keep repeat offenders of alcohol-related crimes out of jail and subject them instead to stringent testing. The Joint Judiciary Interim Committee heard details about the 24/7 Sobriety Program in Jackson on Monday. …
May 16, 2013
A jury on Tuesday awarded a Hong Kong businessman a $70 million judgment against Las Vegas Sands Corp., the casino giant run by billionaire Sheldon Adelson. Richard Suen claimed he was owed up to $328 million for helping the Las …
May 15, 2013
Paul Grimstad, the chief of staff for the embattled Montana Disaster and Emergency Services, submitted his resignation Monday, an agency spokesman said. Grimstad will leave the agency on June 30, said Maj. Tim Crowe of the Department of Military Affairs. …