January 31, 2013
The Dallas Cowboys are looking for ways to improve how the team handles drunken driving in the wake of two high-profile arrests and the car crash death of a practice squad player, a team official and former Cowboys star said. …
January 31, 2013
Legislation filed by an Oklahoma state lawmaker would eliminate a felony for law-abiding gun owners. Rep. Paul Wesselhöft has introduced House Bill 1558, which would allow licensed gun owners to board a bus with their firearm without fear of reprimand. …
January 31, 2013
Insurance Zebra, a Texas-based online insurance comparison platform, announced it has raised $1.5 million in start-up capital from a group of high profile investors. Investors included Silverton Partners, Mark Cuban, Mike Maples Jr. and Birchmere Labs, among others. Syndicate members …
January 31, 2013
A Rhode Island judge is questioning why the owners of a nightclub where 100 people died in a fire in 2003 still haven’t paid a $1 million penalty for failing to carry workers’ compensation insurance. The Providence Journal reports that …
January 31, 2013
North Carolina’s Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced that the state’s insurance department saved or recovered more than $26 million for North Carolinians in 2012. “The Department of Insurance is committed to fighting fraud, assisting North Carolinians with insurance questions or …
January 31, 2013
It has not been easy being an insurance agent specializing in the homebuilders insurance market during one of the worst economic recessions in U.S. history. Survival in the recession meant change and a lot of hard work. “I’ve worked harder …
January 31, 2013
Authorities announced that a Charlotte, N.C., woman was sentenced to 41 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for carrying out a six-year mail fraud scheme against her employer. The defendant was also ordered to …
January 31, 2013
Frank Winston Crum Insurance Co. has formed a business partnership with Command Investigations, LLC as a preferred provider of anti-fraud and Special Investigative Unit (SIU) services. Frank Winston Crum Insurance Co. will work with Command Investigations for all investigative, SIU …
January 31, 2013
Severe Weather Awareness Week in Georgia has been schedule for Feb. 4 – 8, and the state’s Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens wants to remind homeowners of some important insurance tips to protect their property from tornadoes, flooding and other weather-related …
January 31, 2013
The smartphone patent wars have lit up courtrooms around the world. Next up: the smartphone case wars. The makers of protective cases that shield cell phones from coffee spills and sticky-fingered toddlers are entangled in countless lawsuits seeking to protect …