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Four in Florida Charged with Faking Auto Accident Injuries to Gain PIP Payouts
May 15 2024 // Florida authorities this week charged four people with falsifying injuries from an auto accident and attempting to defraud three insurance companies out of personal injury protection payments. Maria Campos, Isabella...
Two Tornadoes Down Trees on Homes, Kill One Person in Tallahassee
May 13 2024 // Two confirmed tornadoes and storms packing hurricane-force winds killed at least one woman Friday in Florida as a week of deadly severe weather continued in the South, where uprooted trees crashed onto homes and knocked...
Nine Out of 10 Wrongful Death Lawsuits Settled Over Astroworld Crowd Surge
May 10 2024 // HOUSTON (AP) — Nine of the 10 wrongful death lawsuits filed after a deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld music festival have been settled, including one that was set to go to trial this week, an attorney said...
Three Insurers Reject Chevron’s $57 Million Claim for Iran Oil Seizure
May 9 2024 // Three insurance companies have rejected Chevron’s claim over the seizure last year of an oil cargo by Iran, according to a complaint filed on Tuesday in a U.S. court in California. The Chevron-chartered tanker...
Three PFCs Partner with ePayPolicy on Newest Financing Feature
May 6 2024 // ePay believes more insurance customers will choose “Buy Now, Pay Later” financing with more convenient access to established premium financing companies Three premium finance companies have partnered with...
Two Montgomery Workers Charged with Insurance Fraud in Alabama
Apr 30 2024 // Montgomery, Alabama, authorities have charged two workers – a contract employee and a firefighter – with insurance fraud in unrelated alleged scams. Local news outlet reported that Michael Granger Hicks, who worked for...
One Novel Approach to Solving the Talent Crisis
Apr 25 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. It’s not a secret. Insurance has a talent crisis. Not that people who work in insurance aren’t talented – whooooo boy. But that there aren’t enough...
Two Oklahoma Firefighters Injured Battling Wildfire That Prompted Evacuations
Apr 10 2024 // MOORELAND, Okla. (AP) — Two Oklahoma volunteer firefighters are recovering after suffering burns battling a weekend wildfire in northwest Oklahoma, officials said. Mooreland firefighters Jared Brittain and Max Clark...
Six Defendants to Stand Trial in Michigan Insurance Fraud Case
Apr 1 2024 // Six defendants will stand trial on charges alleging the group operated an auto insurance fraud scheme targeting Michigan residents involved in automobile collisions, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Anita Fox,...
Two Iowa Men Sentenced in Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
Mar 27 2024 // Two Iowa men were sentenced this month in connection with workers’ compensation fraud. Trey Wysocki, age 40, of New Virginia was sentenced on March 11, 2024, after pleading guilty to one count of Insurance Fraud...
Six Presumed Dead After Bridge Collapse, as Port Disruptions Hit Cars to Coal
Mar 27 2024 // The 1.6 mile-long bridge collapsed in a matter of seconds. The catastrophic consequences are set to stretch out for weeks. As much as 2.5 million tons of coal, hundreds of cars made by Ford Motor Co., and General Motors...
Two Crew Members on Florida-based Cruise Line Die in Ship’s Engineering Space
Mar 25 2024 // FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Two crew members on a Holland America cruise ship died during an “incident” in the ship’s engineering space, the cruise line said. The unidentified crew members died Friday...
Three Weeks Before Trial, Former Georgia Commissioner Oxendine Pleads Guilty
Mar 25 2024 // ATLANTA (AP) — A former Georgia insurance commissioner who made a failed Republican run for governor has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud. John W. Oxendine of Johns Creek entered the guilty plea...
Nine Dead After South Korean-Flagged Vessel Capsizes off Japan, South Korea Says
Mar 21 2024 // At least nine people were killed when a South Korean-flagged vessel capsized off Japan, South Korea’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. Two South Korean nationals were among the dead, it said, adding that the...
Six Defendants to Stand Trial for Michigan Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Mar 18 2024 // Six defendants will stand trial on charges alleging the group operated an auto insurance fraud scheme targeting Michigan residents involved in automobile collisions, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Anita Fox,...
One of Lindberg’s Attorneys Withdraws Two Months Before Retrial Set to Begin
Mar 15 2024 // Embattled former insurance executive and entrepreneur Greg Lindberg has asked for a new attorney to represent him, less than two months before his second trial on bribery charges is set to begin. A federal magistrate judge...
Twenty Armed People Board Cargo Ship off Coast of Somalia, Security Firm Says
Mar 14 2024 // Twenty armed people have boarded a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia and have taken control of it, a maritime security firm said on Tuesday. The vessel is the latest to be targeted following a resurgence of attacks by...
Five People Die in Private Jet Crash in Rural Virginia Woods
Mar 12 2024 // A small private jet crashed in woods and burned Sunday afternoon near a small airport in rural Virginia, killing all five people aboard, police said. The twin-engine IAI Astra 1125 went down amid trees along an airport...
Nine Killed in Wisconsin Highway Crash Involving Semitrailer and Van
Mar 11 2024 // DEWHURST, Wis. (AP) — Nine people were killed Friday in a crash involving a semitrailer and a van at a western Wisconsin highway intersection. Preliminary reports about the early morning crash indicated the semitrailer...
Three More Women Join Crispen Odey Sexual Misconduct Suit
Mar 7 2024 // Three more women have asked to join a sexual misconduct lawsuit against hedge fund manager Crispin Odey and his eponymous former firm. The alleged victims of sexual harassment by Odey applied at a London court to join two...
