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Conn. Sen. Lieberman Has Plan to Address Outsourcing as Part of Bigger Economic Challenge

Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT) this week argued that the threat of offshore outsourcing is not just about losing American manufacturing and low-end services jobs to overseas competitors, but about losing America’s ability to create new high-end services and research and …

R.I. Measure Seeks Car Rental Coverage Details

The Rhode Island House of Representatives has passed legislation sponsored by House Majority Whip Rene R. Menard to require vehicle rental companies to clearly lay out the restrictions on the collision insurance they promote to customers. Automobile rental companies routinely …

It’s Official: Rowland Vetoes Conn. Med-Mal Measure

As he promised he would do, Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland has vetoed legislation designed to address problems in the state’s medical malpractice market. Rowland, and many within the medical and insurance industries, opposed the measure because it lacked any …

N.J. Young Agents in Race for Special Olympics

To mark its 20th anniversary, the New Jersey Young Insurance Professionals’ Fun Run expects to raise $100,000 for Special Olympics New Jersey this year. Held as part of the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. and the Professional Insurance …

Virginia Yanks Illegal Drivers Licenses

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles has yanked the licenses of 1,016 drivers who failed to verify they obtained their licenses legally from two clerks convicted in a license-selling scam. In December, the DMV sent letters to 2,837 drivers who …

N.J. Chiropractor Has Back Up Against Wall; Guilty Plea Offered in Fraud Case

New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a Morris County chiropractor has pleaded guilty to theft for billing an insurance company for chiropractic treatments never performed. According to Vaughn McKoy, director, Division of Criminal Justice and Insurance Fraud Prosecutor …

N.Y. Woman Arrested on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges

New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced the arrest of a Schenevus woman for defrauding the Workers’ Compensation system out of more than $23,000. It is alleged that Marie Banks, 41, wrongfully collected benefits while she worked as a …

Insurers Face Class Action Over Isabel Claims

Today a class action lawsuit against various insurance companies was filed in United States District Court, Baltimore, Maryland alleging that the insurance companies failed to deliver the promised benefits to thousands of persons who held flood insurance policies and suffered …

R.I. Lawmakers Tackle Blue Cross Management

The legislation promised by House and Senate leaders to address the management of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island and oversight of the insurance industry in the state has been introduced in both chambers. The legislatio is a …

Candidates for Delaware Insurance Commissioner and Governor Kick-Off Campaigns

A Republican long-shot for governor and a Democratic favorite for insurance commissioner kicked off their campaigns this week with traditional stops in all three counties in Delaware. Gov. Ruth Ann Minner and U.S. Sen. Thomas Carper spoke on behalf of …

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