Insurance Journal » insurance settlement http://www.insurancejournal.com Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Sat, 25 May 2013 03:50:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Family of Vermont Trooper Killed in 2003 Gets $4.5M From State’s Insurer http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2013/04/28/290011.htm Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:22:25 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=290011 The family of a Vermont State Police trooper killed while trying to stop a fleeing suspect a decade ago has received a $4.5 million settlement from the state and its insurance carrier. Washington County Superior Court Judge Robert Bent last …

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]]> Pennsylvania Borough Insurer Pays $98K in Cop-on-Cop Lawsuit http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2013/04/03/287080.htm Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:54:29 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=287080 A Pittsburgh suburb’s insurer has paid $98,500 to settle a lawsuit filed by an Allegheny County police officer against local cops he claims roughed him up then filed false charges against him. Fifty-one-year-old Raymond Hrabos, the county cop, lives in …

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]]> Insurance Settlement Dispute Delays Rebuilding of Massachusetts School http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2013/01/15/277536.htm Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:10:17 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=277536 An insurance settlement dispute is delaying the rebuilding of a Roman Catholic school in Springfield, Mass., that was damaged by a tornado in June 2011. The Republican of Springfield reports the Diocese of Springfield and its insurance company, Catholic Mutual …

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]]> Mass. Motorcyclists to Get $2.8M Refunds From Encompass, Amica Mutual http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2012/12/04/272682.htm Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:15:17 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=272682 Massachusetts motorcycle owners will receive more than $2.8 million in insurance refunds as a result of settlements with two insurance companies that allegedly overcharged thousands of policyholders, according to authorities. The settlement was announced today by Massachusetts Attorney General Martha …

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]]> Missouri Lawyer Sentenced for Embezzling Insurance Payouts http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/09/12/262807.htm Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:39:02 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=262807 A former lawyer in Missouri’s St. Louis County is going to prison after embezzling nearly $500,000 in insurance settlements from dozens of clients. The U.S. Attorney’s office says 53-year-old Jonathan McKee was sentenced to five years in federal prison. He …

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]]> Air Company Blames Controllers For Montana Crash http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/07/19/256464.htm Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:15:13 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=256464 A federal judge in Utah is asking the Montana Supreme Court to help decide if an air ambulance company can blame air traffic controllers for a deadly crash outside Bozeman in 2007. Because Metro Aviation Inc. settled with families of …

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]]> Central Indiana School Bullying Lawsuit Settles for $150,000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2011/12/08/226779.htm Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:49:16 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=226779 A former student at a central Indiana high school has agreed to a $150,000 settlement of her lawsuit claiming school officials failed to stop bullying by a male classmate. Neither the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. nor the male student admit …

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]]> Maine Police Brutality Case Settled http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2011/06/29/204394.htm Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:53:51 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=204394 A Maine man is going to get $725,000 as part of a police brutality settlement that was reached as the case was set to go to trial in federal court. Ronald Eaton of Deer Isle had sued several Hancock County …

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]]> Michigan Suburb, Insurer Settle Employee Firing Case http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2011/01/19/180926.htm Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:21:05 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=180926 The Detroit suburb of Southgate and its insurance company agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit by a former court official who claimed she was fired because she questioned how a longtime judge handled money. At the direction of …

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