R.I. Woman Charged With Workers’ Comp Fraud, Ordered to Pay $10K December 20, 2013 A 76-year-old Providence, Rhode Island, woman must pay $10,000 in restitution on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Longfellow Financial in Boston December 20, 2013 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced its acquisition of Boston-based Longfellow Financial LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed....
Target Credit Card Breach a Reminder U.S. Lags in Personal Data Security December 20, 2013 By Matt Townsend, Lindsey Rupp and Lauren Coleman-Lochner The security breach of credit and debit card data at Target Corp. is evidence of the increasing threats retailers face...
Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Challenges FEMA’s New Flood Maps December 20, 2013 Members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, led by Congressman Bill Keating, recently sent an open letter to the Federal Emergency...
Tennessee High Court Allows Parking Lot Claim Against Wal-Mart December 20, 2013 The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a woman injured in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Red Bank can proceed...
Alabama Wildlife Chief Seizes Woman’s Pet Deer In Public Safety Move December 20, 2013 A Dauphin Island woman wants to know the fate of her two pet deer after wildlife officials removed them and...
United Property & Casualty Approved to Write in Georgia December 20, 2013 The Georgia Department of Insurance has approved United Property & Casualty Insurance Co. (UPC) to write property/casualty insurance in the...
New Food Safety Rules Delayed to Weigh Farmers’ Concerns: FDA December 20, 2013 By Meg Tirrell Food safety rules the U.S. planned to implement this year are being delayed by months because the requirements were too...
Obama Exempts Canceled Policyholders from Individual Mandate December 20, 2013 By Margaret Talev and Alex Wayne Americans whose health plans are being canceled because their coverage doesn’t meet Obamacare rules will be exempt from the mandate...
Ratings Recap: Sunderland Marine, TransRe London, Instituto Nacional (Costa Rica) December 20, 2013 A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has placed under review with developing implications the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘...