Monthly Archives: <span>February 2013</span>

Southern California Hotel Sued Over Corpse in Water

Two former guests of a Southern California hotel where a 21-year-old woman’s corpse was found floating in a rooftop water tank have sued. A lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court against the proprietors of Los Angeles’ Cecil …

Virginia Police: 383 Arrests Made for Insurance Fraud, Related Offenses in 2012

The Virginia State Police Insurance Fraud Program announced it is continuing to make inroads in the fight against the crime of insurance fraud as indicated by the statistics in the just released 2012 annual report. In 2012, the Virginia State …

Erie Indemnity Posts $160M Profit for Full-Year 2012

Erie Indemnity Company, the managing company for Erie Insurance, posted 2012 fourth-quarter earnings of $30 million, up 15 percent from earnings of $26 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. Operating income was $29 million in the fourth quarter, up …

Allstate Slaps 2 N.Y. Medical Corporations With $1.7M Fraud Lawsuit

Allstate Insurance Company said it is seeking to recover $1.7 million against New York area defendants in its second insurance fraud lawsuit of 2013. Since 2003, Allstate has filed 46 fraud lawsuits in New York State seeking more than $233 …

AssuredPartners Promotes Vredenburg to EVP, Chief Acquisition Officer

AssuredPartners Inc. has promoted Paul Vredenburg to the new role of executive vice president and chief acquisition officer. In his new position, Vredenburg will work to expand the AssuredPartners national footprint through the acquisitions of insurance agencies. Vredenburg will work …

Erie Insurance Names IT Senior Vice President in Pennsylvania

Erie Insurance appointed Keith Kennedy as senior vice president for strategic and integrated services with the company’s Information Technology division. Kennedy’s responsibilities include overseeing the IT project portfolio, enterprise architecture, information security, and quality and performance testing. Kennedy has been …

AIG Expands NextGen Product to Transportation, Logistics Industry

The American International Group (AIG) insurers have expanded their NextGen Protection suite of products with the release of PLL Transportation and Logistics Protect. PLL Transportation and Logistics Protect is specifically designed for clients who transport, or arrange transport for, both …

$4.3M Recovered in 2012 for North Dakota Consumers

North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has released a report that shows more than $4.3 million was recovered or saved for North Dakota citizens in 2012. This number represents money recovered on behalf of North Dakotans through the insurance department’s …

BrickStreet Insurance Gives West Virginia University Record $4M Gift

West Virginia University’s College of Business and Economics has received the largest gift in its history. The university said that the BrickStreet Insurance Foundation donated $3 million to the college’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The center will now be …

West Virginia Cites 45 Violations After 2 Deaths at Mine

State inspectors have issued 45 violations at a West Virginia coal mine since two men died there earlier this month, including one for negligently rigging the switch on a hoist with a piece of wood and a rusty bolt, according …