Legalized Marijuana Takes Hold in Maine February 20, 2017 By Patrick Whittle The first tangible results of Maine voters’ decision to legalize marijuana are being felt as possession and home growth of...
California DIR Suspends 7 Workers’ Comp Medical Providers for Fraud February 17, 2017 California’s Department of Industrial Relations and its Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended seven medical providers from participating in the...
California Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Allow Later Last Call Times February 17, 2017 Closing times at bars in California could go later if proposed legislation there gets passed. The bill proposed by state...
Texas Mutual Insurance, VFIS of Texas, Distribute $228K in Grants to First Responders February 17, 2017 Workers’ compensation insurance provider, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., and VFIS of Texas have distributed $228,000 in grant money to 90...
Phillips Appointed Chair of Texas House Insurance Committee February 17, 2017 Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus has appointed Rep. Larry Phillips, District 62, as chair of the Texas House...
USI Insurance Services Adds 3 in Independence, Ohio, Office February 17, 2017 USI Insurance Services (USI) has added Tammi Barker, Bridget Day and Dave Petno in the USI Independence, Ohio, office. Barker,...
New York State Finalizes First-in-Nation Cyber Security Regulation February 17, 2017 By Jim Finkle and Karen Freifeld New York state announced a final cyber security regulation on Thursday with mandatory standards for banks and insurers to combat...
Louisiana Woman Pleads Guilty to $116K Insurance Fraud February 17, 2017 A Monroe, La., woman has pleaded guilty to mail fraud, admitting that she filed a $116,000 insurance claim for $1,000...
Wisconsin Farmer Sentenced for Federal Crop Insurance Fraud February 17, 2017 John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Mark E. Johnson, 50, a farmer...
XS Brokers Insurance Agency Inc. Opens Second Massachusetts Office February 17, 2017 XS Brokers Insurance Agency Inc., a Northeast wholesale and managing general agent (MGA) brokerage headquartered in Quincy, Mass., has announced...