GEICO Suit Alleges $1.8M in Fraudulent Billings by New Jersey Healthcare Providers June 30, 2023 Insurer GEICO is suing to recover more than $1.8 million in allegedly fraudulent and unlawful no-fault insurance charges it says...
People Moves: Pinnacle in California Names Gerdts VP, Sales and Account Management June 30, 2023 Kyle Gerdts has joined Pinnacle Claims Management, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, Calif., as vice president, sales and account management. Gerdts...
Injured Workers Pharmacy to Pay $10M for Improper Handling of ‘Red Flag’ Prescriptions June 30, 2023 Andover, Massachusetts-based Injured Workers Pharmacy (IWP) has agreed to pay $10 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled...
People Moves: HOMELINK appoints Unsen as SVP of Systems; MJ Insurance Names Crick SVP of People + Culture June 29, 2023 HOMELINK appoints Unsen as SVP of Systems HOMELINK, headquartered in Waterloo, Iowa, appointed John Unsen as senior vice president of...
Hackers Steal Information From Texas-Based Pilot Recruiting Company June 29, 2023 DALLAS (AP) – Personal information for more than 8,000 applicants to become pilots at American Airlines and Southwest Airlines was...
Canadian Wildfires Are Causing Unhealthy Air Quality Again in Chicago, Other Parts of the US June 29, 2023 By Melina Walling and Melissa Winder CHICAGO (AP) – Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality...
Plane Crash in Arkansas Lake Kills Pilot and Injures Passenger June 29, 2023 HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) – A small airplane crashed and sank into Arkansas’ Lake Hamilton, not far from Hot Springs...
California Workers’ Comp Insurer Combined Losses and Expenses in 2022 Were $15B June 29, 2023 The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California released its report on workers’ compensation losses and expenses for 2022. Key...
Part of Florida Quarantined Due to Stucco-Eating Giant African Land Snail June 29, 2023 If it’s not malaria-carrying mosquitoes, it’s stucco-eating giant snails. Neighborhoods in Broward County are still under quarantine in an effort...
People Moves: Marsh Names Butler as UK Cyber Leader; Chubb Appoints O’Donnell COO, Global Reins.; Everest Insurance Taps Marsh McLennan’s Leney to Lead APAC June 29, 2023 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Marsh, Chubb and Everest Insurance. A summary of these new hires...