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Archive for December, 2009
A new survey about New Years resolutions indicates that Americans want more help with their finances than their fitness. Read Story
Former executives and managers of a Lynchburg, Va.-based peanut distributor at the center of a recent salmonella outbreak are seeking thousands in legal fees from the company’s insurance company. Read Story
Free speech isn’t always free. At least, not when alleged issues of libel are involved.
In a New Jersey case involving a medical malpractice company, the state’s insurance department has alleged ... Read → Read Story
Although the outcome of the health care reform is uncertain, the need and demand for disability insurance is inevitable. According to the National Association of Health Underwriters, nearly 33% of all Americans will suffer a serious disability between the ages 35 and 65 that will last for an average of more than five years. Read Story
The chairman and chief financial officer of a New York-based life insurance carrier were removed from their roles amid allegations of financial improprieties and an investigation by the New York State Insurance Department. Read Story
Atradius Trade Credit Insurance’s instability in the midst of the credit crisis has contributed to its newly assigned “negative” rating from a key ratings service. Read Story
A Wrigleyville, Ill., man is under arrest, charged with felony insurance fraud after trying to convince his insurer he was deceased. Read Story
The owner of a Queens, N.Y., drywall construction business was charged with allegedly avoiding paying $117,250 in premium by understating his business’s payroll. Read Story
MassMutual's Retirement Services Division reported a 76% increase in nonprofit retirement plan sales through Oct. 31, when compared to the same period last year. Read Story
A Stafford County, Va., grand jury has indicted man it says burned his own home as part of a fraud scheme to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars from an insurance settlement. Read Story
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