Prosecutors in South Texas say two doctors from a family medicine clinic in Mexico must serve nearly three-year U.S. prison terms for insurance-related fraud. Dr. Mayolo Melchor and 61-year-old Dr. Bertha Hernandez-Melchor, of Reynosa, Mexico, were sentenced on Sept. 15 …
Chicago-based CNA has appointed Paul Larson to senior vice president, Financial Institutions and Management Liability, effective Oct. 3. He will be responsible for driving strategy and profitable growth for both of these high-performing areas. Larson joins CNA with more than …
A former inmate has won $3 million in a lawsuit against an Ohio prison after the state failed to file an answer for several years. John Henricks, 59, of Fulton County, had sued now-retired Dr. Ida Gonzalez and the Pickaway …
Appalachian Underwriters Inc. has named Jeanette Budde Western regional vice president in the firm’s Scottsdale, Airz. office. Budde’s role will focus on profitably growing workers’ compensation business and other product lines in the Western U.S. Budde has experience in workers’ …
Small business employees who get health coverage through the Covered California health insurance exchange will see an average price increase of 5.9 percent next year. The figure announced last week affects roughly 28,000 people who work for companies with up …
Maui residents and emergency crews are cleaning up following heavy downpours that flooded homes and caused landslides. Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa signed an emergency proclamation after the storm last week, which dropped nearly 10 inches of rain near Iao Valley. …
California is moving to study state balcony standards after a fatal collapse in Berkeley sent shock and horror across the globe last year. Legislation Gov. Jerry Brown signed last week creates a working group to recommend ways to construct better …
Yelp.com is warning that a California lawsuit targeting critical posts about a law firm could lead to the removal of negative reviews and leave consumers with a skewed assessment of restaurants and other businesses. Lawyer Dawn Hassell said the business …
Verisk Insurance Solutions has launched a new energy insurance unit focused on risk assessment, rating, and risk modeling for the oil and gas, petrochemicals, power generation, and metals and mining industries. To develop the new unit for use by the …
Internet Insurance Group (IIG), a Waltham, Mass., based insurance agency that sells commercial insurance to small businesses, has launched its flagship website, SmallBusinessQuote.com. The firm has been working to build out its product offerings over the past year by building …
