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A federal judge has set an April 9 trial date for a former New Jersey schools superintendent accused of corruption. But a decision on whether Michael Ritacco’s can be tried separately from his co-defendant has been put on hold. Ritacco … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

A former North Dakota Democratic U.S. Senate candidate says he’s running instead for state insurance commissioner. Tom Potter is a former finance instructor at the University of North Dakota. He now serves as a pastor at a Presbyterian church in … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People released from New York City jails face an increased risk of death from drug overdose, homicide or suicide — especially in the first couple weeks of freedom, city health officials say. In a study of more than 155… View full post on Yahoo! Health News

A former insurance agent who stole more than $1 million from elderly clients has been sentenced to 75 months in prison. Jasmine Jamrus-Kassim was arrested in March 2011 after an investigation by the state insurance commissioner’s Special Investigations Unit found … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

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Consulting firm DataCede Companies said former New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly Bakke has joined the firm as managing director of regulatory/runoff consulting practice, based in Princeton, N.J. The move is part of DataCede’s asset acquisition of N.J.-based Strategic … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

XL Group plc announced that Valerie F. Gooding has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective at the April board meeting.  Gooding served as the CEO of British United Provident Association (BUPA), an independent health insurer and service … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

The Government of Belgium has appointed Marie Gemma Dequae, currently a scientific advisor to the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) and a past president of the federation, as an independent director of Dexia Bank Belgium and its subsidiary … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

A former director of Missouri’s insurance department has been named acting director of the Kansas City regional office of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Jay Angoff is taking over the position following the resignation of Judy Baker, a … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

TOKYO (Reuters) – Four months after one of Japan's biggest corporate scandals, police and prosecutors on Thursday arrested seven men, including the former president of Olympus Corp and ex-bankers, over their role in a $1.7 billion accounting f… View full post on Yahoo! Health News