California Assembly Bill 2840, co-authored by a bipartisan group of lawmakers including Assemblymembers John J. Benoit, R-Palm Desert; Joe Canciamilla, D-Pittsburg; Nicole Parra, D-Hanford; Doug LaMalfa, R-Richvale; and Lois Wolk, D-Davis, passed through its first committee, the Assembly Insurance Committee …
Spending for loss control services increased or remained flat for a majority of organizations in the past year, and the greatest spending increases occurred in such areas as disaster preparedness and catastrophe management, according to internet-based 2006 Loss Control Spending …
In an ongoing effort to increase public awareness on the importance of workplace safety, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will kick-off the annual North American Occupational Safety and Health Week …
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan sent a letter this week to U.S. Senate members urging them to oppose a bill that would dramatically change the health insurance marketplace by preempting state-mandated benefit coverage, gutting important state consumer protections and permitting …
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan recently received an Exemplary Voluntary Efforts Award from the U.S. Department of Labor. Each year, the department presents EVE awards to federal contractors with exceptional equal employment opportunity programs. Blue Cross Blue Shield of …
A California Bay Area chiropractor, Dr. Linda Fang, has been arrested for insurance fraud. Fang was charged with eight counts of presenting fraudulent claims; eight counts of false statements in support of insurance claims; and eight counts of grand theft. …
Sending a sharp rebuke to Gov. Mitt Romney, House lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to overturn his vetoes to the state’s landmark health care law, including the controversial $295 fee on businesses who don’t offer insurance. The predominantly Democratic House broke from …
Under a bill made public Monday, children younger than 11 wouldn’t be allowed to ride alone on amusement park attractions that take them out of the line of sight of the operators. The legislation, proposed by state Sen. Nicholas Spano, …
The Louisiana Senate Insurance Committee passed two bills that would be very destructive to the state if they became law, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). “One bill (SB 707) is a very expansive bad faith measure, that would …
The same week Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay told jurors that he did not intentionally deceive investors and analysts, another former Enron executive told the insurance and risk management community that Enron suffered corruption and complacency in the months before …
