Archive for March 2016

A Washington man is suing a California company, claiming its medical device used to treat aneurysms malfunctioned and caused him to suffer brain damage. The Penumbra Coil 400 was used to treat an aneurysm Dennis Montgomery suffered in 2013, according … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

As workers’ compensation fraud costs top out at an estimated $7.2 billion a year, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, insurers are looking at ways to combat the crime. There are several warning signs that a workers’ compensation claim … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Amy O’ Connor For the first time in 13 years, Florida is preparing to appoint a new insurance commissioner. The pool of 55 candidates has been whittled down to just two. Per recommendation of the Florida Cabinet, Jeffrey Bragg and Florida State Rep. … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Michael Virtanen New York’s Assembly voted 113-25 on March 22 to legalize mixed martial arts, clearing the way for fights late this year and expanding the combat sport into the last state to still prohibit it. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo supports … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller is advising all drivers to be aware of motorcycles, as warmer weather means more motorcyclists on Pennsylvania roadways. Miller is also encouraging motorcyclists to consider safety measures which can save lives, reduce injuries, and save … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

A security worker at a steel plant in Ohio may have died from nitrogen exposure, federal investigators said. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said the 32-year-old worker was found dead inside TimkenSteel’s Faircrest Plant in Canton on March 20. … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

New York’s former Senate leader and his son, who were convicted alongside one another on charges that the once-powerful Republican used his office to extort about $300,000 in salary and other benefits for the son, asked a federal judge on … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

Add the nation’s largest property-casualty insurer to the growing list of financial companies that won’t be donating to U.S. Representative Scott Garrett in the wake of his alleged anti-gay remarks. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., which contributed $2,000 to … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

The Seattle Archdiocese in Washington will pay just over $9 million to eight women who were sexually abused as children by a former priest in Whatcom and Skagit counties. The abuse occurred between 1968 and 1974 at churches in Burlington, … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal