Fraud Ring Involving 13K Workers’ Comp Patients Busted In California
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) Tony Rackauckas announced a shutdown of a $40 million fraudulent medical billing and kickback operation with the filing of charges against more than two dozen doctors, pharmacists and business owners.
April 24, 2017
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
California
New WCRI Studies Examine Trends In Claim Costs And Impact Of Reforms In 18 State Workers’ Compensation Systems
The claim costs and other metrics of 18 state workers’ compensation systems are analyzed in depth in a new series of studies, CompScope™ Benchmarks, 17th Edition, released by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).
April 19, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Workers' Compensation
California
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
More Travelers Purchasing Insurance Against Terrorism Losses
Leading travel insurance trends aren’t just focused on hurricanes and illness anymore. A considerable number of traveler inquiries are now seeking to make certain that they are protected against losses from terrorism, too.
April 19, 2017
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Fraud Schemes Put Golf Club Manager On Most Wanted Fugitive List
The former general manager of a golf club and a contractor have been arrested and charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars, which led to the club’s demise.
April 19, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Fraud
California
Climate Change Necessitates New Tactics To Wildfire Management
During the height of the Soberanes Fire last September in Central California, the United States Forest Service estimated it was costing about $8 million per day to fight the wildfire.
April 18, 2017
Property
California
Colorado
Solar Energy: So Hot Right Now In The Insurance World
Solar energy is taking over the energy space in the United States, and that’s good news for the environment — and for insurers.
April 18, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Arizona
California
Orange County Couple Arrested For Driver Switch Fraud Scheme
Lamont Goodwin, 33, and Sylvia Camarillo, 31, were arrested yesterday by California Department of Insurance (CDI) detectives on multiple felony charges of insurance fraud after allegedly submitting a fraudulent claim and filing a false police report in an attempt to bilk their insurer out of $18,000 for damages not covered by their insurer.
April 17, 2017
Auto
Fraud
California
Blaze Rips Through Neighboring Homes In Los Angeles
A fire that broke out in Pacific Palisades Thursday morning killed a family pet and injured five people, including a husband and wife who were in critical condition, according to a fire official.
April 14, 2017
Property
California
Dozing Driver Ends Up In Santa Clara Swimming Pool
A driver is uninjured after crashing a car through a fence and into the deep end of a swimming pool early Tuesday morning in Santa Clara, according to Santa Clara Fire Department.
April 12, 2017
Auto
Liability
California
Elderly Driver Strikes Pedestrians In Church Parking Lot
An SUV crashed into a crowd of pedestrians Sunday at a church parking lot in California, killing two women, authorities said.
April 12, 2017
Liability
California
Firefighters Injured, One Fatally In Collision With Drunk Driver
Three Georgia firefighters were injured, one of them fatally, when the vehicle in which they were traveling was struck by a suspected DUI driver Monday evening in Venice, authorities have confirmed.
April 11, 2017
Auto
Liability
California
Widow of Deceased Judge Suing State for Wrongful Death
The widow of an administrative judge has already received $150,000 in workers’ compensation death benefits and is suing the state of California, alleging an order requiring her husband to drive long distances to work caused his fatal heart attack.
April 6, 2017
Litigation
Workers' Compensation
California
$10M Settlement In Workers’ Comp Case Largest Ever In The Nation
Once more, attorney Christopher Asvar has set the record for the highest known workers’ compensation settlement or award in the nation.
April 5, 2017
Liability
Litigation
Workers' Compensation
California
California Construction Worker Killed By Collapsed Wall
Firefighters and construction workers frantically shoveled at a construction site where a man was trapped in a confined space Monday, authorities said. Two men were digging footings next to the wall when it collapsed, fire officials said.
April 5, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Workers' Compensation
California
Los Angeles Food Processing Plant Likely A Total Loss After Explosive Fire
Firefighters battled a massive gas-fed inferno Monday night at a commercial food processing plant in South Los Angeles, and officials said explosions were heard from inside the burning building.
April 4, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
California
