Articles by The Associated Press

Study: Hawaii Workers’ Comp Payments Up 6.3 Percent

Hawaii employers paid more to replace injured workers’ lost wages than for their medical care in 2002 compared to the previous year, according to a new study released Aug. 23. The report, prepared by the Wash.-based National Academy of Social …

State Farm Again Asked Utah Court to Lower Civil Judgment Award

An insurance company that already won a $136 million reduction of a punitive damage award thinks that the $9 million it was ordered to pay is still too high. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. has appealed the judgment to …

Charley Not as Bad as Andrew but Bad Enough

As the remnants of Hurricane Charley disintegrated off the New England coast Aug. 15, Florida officials estimated the storm caused $5 billion to $11 billion in damage to insured homes. At least 15 people were killed. The hardest-hit areas appeared …

Segal Found Guilty; He Faces at Least 20 Years in Prison

A federal jury convicted politically connected Chicago broker Michael Segal of embezzling more than $20 million from his own Near North Insurance Brokerage Inc. Segal—known for having close ties to powerful politicians in both parties—was found guilty on all 26 …

Segal Found Guilty; He Faces at Least 20 Years in Prison

A federal jury convicted politically connected Chicago broker Michael Segal of embezzling more than $20 million from his own Near North Insurance Brokerage Inc. Segal—known for having close ties to powerful politicians in both parties—was found guilty on all 26 …

Segal Fraud Trial Takes 2-Week Break Before Closing Arguments

Jurors in the federal fraud and racketeering trial of Chicago insurance broker Michael Segal have heard all but the closing arguments in the case. Segal’s defense lawyers put on a brief case, as they spent much of their effort in …

WTC’s Silverstein Vows to Rebuild on Site Despite Losing to Insurers

Saying a court defeat was “not a defeat for rebuilding,” World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein has vowed to complete a rebuilding plan even after a jury ruled he could not double most of his $3.5 billion insurance policy to …

Segal’s Fraud Trial Finally Takes Center Court

Michael Segal, politically connected Chicago insurance broker, was either the victim of scheming underlings or the mastermind of a fraud plot that left his Near North Insurance Brokerage facing a deficit of more than $20 million in a fund it …

Segal Wants Call Girl Testimony Kept From Jurors in Fraud Trial

Attorneys for Chicago-based insurance broker Michael “Mickey” Segal have asked a federal judge to bar testimony in his upcoming trial that accuses him of spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in ill-gotten funds on female escorts and other personal expenses. …

Gov. Granholm Gives Michigan Drivers a Pass on Insurance Proof

Michigan drivers who have auto insurance but can’t immediately prove it when stopped by police no longer will face a $300 fine. Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed a bill that changes the state’s driver responsibility laws. If motorists can show before …