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Proving Insurance Fraud: Is Metadata the Missing Piece of the SIU Puzzle?
When it comes to investigating SIU claims, metadata can be extremely revealing and may even provide evidence that a crime, such as insurance fraud, occurred. In simple terms, metadata is data that provides information about other data. The Maryland State …
POSTED MARCH 24, 2023 5:01 AM |
California Tow Truck Driver Arraigned on 54 Counts of Insurance Fraud, Assault
Eliu Canales, 43, was arraigned this week on 54 felony counts of insurance fraud, assault with a deadly weapon and reckless driving after a joint investigation by the California Department of Insurance and San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office found …
POSTED MARCH 24, 2023 5:00 AM |
First Cap Launches Admitted Homeowners Program for California
First Cap Property Insurance Solutions has launched a new admitted homeowners program for California. The program includes Coverage A Limits up to: $1.5 million for HO3 $1 million for DP3 $300,000 for HO6 $250,000 for HO4 It includes urban or …
POSTED MARCH 24, 2023 5:00 AM |
Fox News, Dominion Argue Over Legal Standards to Prove Defamation
WILMINGTON, Del. – Lawyers for Fox News and a voting machine company tangled Wednesday over the high bar to prove defamation in a $1.6 billion lawsuit that has embarrassed the conservative network over its airing of false claims related to …
POSTED MARCH 24, 2023 5:00 AM |
Motorcycle Rally Organizers Lose Bid for Coverage for Auto Accident
A three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court ruling that Berkshire Hathaway’s Covington Specialty Insurance Co. had no duty to indemnify its insureds against personal injury claims stemming from an auto accident at …
POSTED MARCH 24, 2023 5:00 AM |
Alleged Bias Against Women Costs Maryland Staffing Agency $2.6M in Default Judgment
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported it has obtained a default judgment in U.S. District Court in its sex discrimination lawsuit against Green JobWorks. The EEOC filed a lawsuit in 2021 against the staffing agency that is located in …
POSTED MARCH 24, 2023 5:00 AM |
A-Rod-Backed Insurtech Ranger Insurance Launches in Arizona
Ranger, an “agent-first insurance technology company,” has launched in Arizona in what is planned as the first state in a multi-state national rollout. Ranger touts itself as an insurtech to elevate the role of the insurance agent with a full-stack …
POSTED MARCH 23, 2023 10:59 PM |
AccuWeather: California Storms Added $6-8B in Damage and Economic Loss
AccuWeather issued preliminarily estimates on Thursday showing the total damage and economic loss from the series of recent intense storms to hit California to be an additional $6 billion to $8 billion. The recent storms caused deaths, widespread power outages, …
POSTED MARCH 23, 2023 9:08 PM |
Another Louisiana Resident Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Auto Accidents
Marvel Francois, a 54-year old of Houma, Louisiana, was sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising out of staged automobile accidents with tractor-trailers occurring in New Orleans, announced United …
POSTED MARCH 23, 2023 4:51 PM |
People Moves: Marsh appoints Stephens US Central Zone Leader
Marsh appoints Stephens US Central Zone Leader Sarah Stephens, Marsh’s current head of cyber for the UK and international, Marsh Specialty, will assume the role of US central zone leader on May 1. Stephens will relocate to Chicago, Illinois, from …
POSTED MARCH 23, 2023 4:47 PM |
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