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- Atlantic Automobile Association, Poinsett Insurance Agency, and Budget Premium Finance Company $375,000 fine for insurance fraud. (Apr-3-07)
- Cabrini Medical Center $3.4 million to settle Medicaid fraud lawsuit. (Apr-3-07)
- Federal Insurance Co. $20 million insurance coverage for asbestos claims. (Mar-28-07)
- G.A.B. Robbins North America Inc. $15.9 million insurance settlement to rebuild burnt down school. (Mar-26-07)
- Raritan Bay Medical Center $7.5 million to settle federal Medicare fraud allegations. (Mar-19-07)
- TIG Insurance $12.5 million pay out from insurance company for WTC claims. (Mar-16-07)
- State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.$66,234 paid to policyholder for hurricane damage. (Mar-15-07)
- Prudential Insurance Bank receives $3.35 million from insurance provider for losses sustained in a check kiting scheme. (Mar-8-07)
- Great American Insurance Company Insurance company pays $10 million to cover losses to school district buildings. (Feb-27-07)
- State Farm $80 million settlement for 600 policyholders. (Feb-25-07)
- Raymond Bates of Bates Ambulette Taxi company sued for over billing for services, pays $372,772. (Feb-18-07)
- Don Zook City wins lawsuit against developer, insurance settlement amounts to $472,499. (Feb-16-07)
- Korrect Optical False ophthalmic prescriptions see compensation for $3.25 million in false claim act. (Feb-8-07)
- Dr. Perry Hearn and Affiliated Professional Services, Inc. $250,000 settlement for false insurance claims. (Feb-8-07)
- United National Insurance Co. and Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Insurance Co. Board accepts $55,000 settlement from the two insurance companies for a federal lawsuit involving DNA testing. (Feb-8-07)
- Northwest Airlines $14 million settlement for overdue insurance premiums. (Feb-7-07)
- GE Capital Bank £610,000 fine for fraudulent insurance practices. (Feb-6-07)
- United National Insurance Co. $10 million paid to the city of Sterling Heights. (Jan-31-07)
- First American Title Insurance Co. $10 million settlement for real estate professional incentives. (Jan-26-07)
- Legion Insurance Co. et al. $300,000 settlement for failing to pay insurance claims. (Jan-18-07)
- MetLife Inc. $19 million for bid rigging and price fixing. (Jan-2-07)
- Prudential Insurance Co. $19 million settlement for contingent commissions paid to brokers. (Dec-13-06)
- UnumProvident Corp. $17.4 million settlement for deceptive practices. (Nov-1-06)
- Medco Health Solutions Inc. $155 million settlement for fraud and kickbacks. (Oct-24-06)
- Allstate Insurance Co. $100,000 insurance settlement after a teenager was killed in a drunk driving accident. (Oct-23-06)
- Friedman's Jewelers $2.15 million settlement for unfair and deceptive trade practices. (Oct-18-06)
- Omnicare Inc. $52.5 million settlement for Medicaid billing issues. (Oct-6-06)
- Anthem Health Plans of Kentucky Inc. $1.25 million settlement after using inaccurate claims payments to justify increased policyholder premiums. (Sep-29-06)
- Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. $25.1 million paid to the US Department of Justice for neonatal services. (Sep-26-06)
- Century Indemnity Co. $16.95 million settlement for asbestos related claims. (Aug-24-06)
- Zurich American Insurance Co. $80 million settlement awarded for business interruption insurance claims related to the World Trade Center. (Aug-18-06)
- City of Fargo $2 million settlement awarded to North Dakota State University for storm damage. (Aug-15-06)
- American-Amicable Life Insurance Co. $70 million settlement awarded after violating insurance and consumer protection laws. (Aug-7-06)
- Western World Insurance Company $2 million discrimination settlement awarded The Fair Housing Center of Washington and the Fair Housing Council of Oregon. (Aug-2-06)
- St. Paul Travelers Cos. Inc. $37 million regulatory settlement awarded to policyholders and $40 million in fines. (Aug-1-06)
- Saint Barnabas Health Care System $265 million fraud settlement awarded to Medicare (Jun-15-06)
- Catholic Healthcare West $1.3 million will be received by plaintiffs as part of a settlement of one class action lawsuit. (Jun-15-06)
- Baxter Healthcare $8.5 million settlement for falsely reporting wholesale prices to Medicaid (Jun-12-06)
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. $9.9 million settlement awarded after insurance coverage was denied regarding tornado damage. (May-29-06)
- Factory Mutual Insurance Company $215 million settlement to cover personal injury lawsuits related to a train crash. (May-24-06)
- St. Paul Travelers Cos. $25 million settlement for asbestos related injuries. (May-16-06)
- USA Healthcare, Inc. $1.2 million settlement for overcharging Medicare. (Apr-28-06)
- Dey Inc. $2.9 million settlement for defrauding Missouri's Medicaid program. (Apr-28-06)
- Massachusetts Casualty Insurance Company David Jay of Ohio wins $6 million bad faith case against his disability insurer. (Apr-19-06)
- Amir Hussein $2.6 million whistleblower settlement for over billing Medicare. (Feb-27-06)
- Western and Southern Life Insurance Co. $400,000 settlement for differentiating life insurance rates based on the race of the uninsured. (Dec-20-05)
- Cincinnati Insurance Class action thrown out claiming the company improperly reduced payments for treatment of patients under workers' compensation policies. (Nov-11-05)
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company $40 million settlement awarded to tens of thousands of car owners who purchased vehicles the company should have designated a 'total loss'. (Oct-29-05)
- UnumProvident Corp. $8 million fine for misinterpreting job classification, improperly overruling doctors' opinions, and knowingly using incorrect insurance definitions to avoid paying benefits. (Oct-11-05)
- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield $160 million insurance settlement awarded to physicians for lowered reimbursement rates. (Oct-11-05)