Two Former Employees Of The Hartford Indicted -- Courant.com

Former employees? Silica-is that breast implants? Where is -"the rest of the story" ?

crime in Hartford or at the Hartford? Where did those employees live?

Where there is a cockroach, you will find a family. Insurance companies have lacked controls for years and these two just happened to be the ones who were caught.

What, they weren't earning enough from their jobs?

Crookville wrote:

crime in Hartford or at the Hartford? Where did those employees live?

From the article:'The two employees, Rachel Rossow, 41, of Redding, and John Prestage, 36, of Newington, were arrested Wednesday in Connecticut.'

'The Hartford' is short for 'The Hartford Financial Services Group'. A lot of people confuse 'The Hartford' with the city of Hartford.

Look at this link to learn more about silica liability.

http://www.iii.org/media/hottopics/insurance/...

Mike B Storrs CT wrote:

Where there is a cockroach, you will find a family. Insurance companies have lacked controls for years and these two just happened to be the ones who were caught.

Insurance fraud is big business and rooting out the bad folks is hard work. But insurance companies deserve some blame for encouraging some of the claims. This is because a lot of people know that insurance companies don't like liability hanging over them so the insurance companies have a bias to settle and quantify their risks. This results in a lot of dubious claims getting money for the claimants whether they deserve it or not. For example, Jane Q. Public falls down on the walkway in front of your building and claims the walk wasn't shovelled or uneven or something. Your insurance company would rather pay a small amount to settle this than have Jane Q. Public sue and potentially receive a large award. This insurance company bias towards settling claims also happens in medical malpractice where insurance companies are hesitant to let juries decide on awards because juries tend to side against insurance companies and healthcare providers.

All of these false claims and insurance company settling can raise premiums for the rest of us.

Silica litigation is similar to asbestos litigation - workers who mined the stuff or used it in their jobs (sandblasters) will sometimes develop lung problems (including death) much later in life. Lawyers sue manufacturers and distributors and since the injury or damages have just been discovered, the injured party has sometimes decades of insurance policy limits to draw from. The suing lawyers get a huge fee, and their clients get smaller awards - they are expensive to litigate/defend (due to the number of parties in the lawsuit), and the jury awards are outrageous.

There are checks and balances, and every industry has their crooks unfortunately.

Silica litigation is much like asbestos litigation and claims involve diseases caused by the inhalation of it. Settlements can be for big bucks. The unit that both Rachel Rossow and John Prestage worked in handled asbestos, silica and environmental claims. I worked with both of these people at The Hartford and I personally was THRILLED to hear that Rachel Rossow had been arrested. She was fired 4 years ago and I can't believe that it took until now for her to be indicted.

These are not 'slip and fall' plaintiff lawyers. These are lawyers who own judges, own mansions in multiple states and even own whole islands (Gary Galiher owns one of the HI islands and made all of his money on a small handful of asbestos cases). The insurance companies are dealing with hundreds of thousands of cases at a time, many are 'grouped' with dozens of other cases for the same trial date in bad jurisdictions (there are few good ones), very little facts provided, and the decks are always stacked against them. LA Superior Court has been nicknamed: The Bank". President Bush loves to brag about how he is mainly responsible for "tort reform" in Texas (and did you notice where all this took place? Some 'reform'!) Take it from someone who's been on the front lines of this nightmare for over a decade, you need to your homework.

I blame trial lawyers first of all and I also blame the courts for letting them get away with their money-grubbing behavior. However don't think the insurance companies aren't at fault too. They just raise their premiums.

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hartford co-worker wrote:

Silica litigation is much like asbestos litigation and claims involve diseases caused by the inhalation of it. Settlements can be for big bucks. The unit that both Rachel Rossow and John Prestage worked in handled asbestos, silica and environmental claims. I worked with both of these people at The Hartford and I personally was THRILLED to hear that Rachel Rossow had been arrested. She was fired 4 years ago and I can't believe that it took until now for her to be indicted.

Geezer wrote:

I blame trial lawyers first of all and I also blame the courts for letting them get away with their money-grubbing behavior. However don't think the insurance companies aren't at fault too. They just raise their premiums.

If you don't like the premiums, don't pay them. If you don't like trial lawyers, don't hire them. If you don't like America, get out. You Communist.

Unknown to me, having been in a work related accident, that crippled me for life, my lawyer set up a plan, where if I could worked for one year, I could keep all the money I made and the Hartford would pay me for compensation.
Since the plan didn't work, because I could not function, I lost 25 years of compensation..Where did I go wrong?
Found out later, my lawyer was also lawyer for "The Hartford", A trap!! What's the use of complaining to the Bar? they exist to Protect Lawyers. Simply put,
The Hartford, had bought off my Lawyer and they are still Lawyering,doing what lawyers do best, deal for themselves.
Lawyering is simply another industry,
Buyer beware.

adjuster wrote:

These are not 'slip and fall' plaintiff lawyers. These are lawyers who own judges, own mansions in multiple states and even own whole islands (Gary Galiher owns one of the HI islands and made all of his money on a small handful of asbestos cases). The insurance companies are dealing with hundreds of thousands of cases at a time, many are 'grouped' with dozens of other cases for the same trial date in bad jurisdictions (there are few good ones), very little facts provided, and the decks are always stacked against them. LA Superior Court has been nicknamed: The Bank". President Bush loves to brag about how he is mainly responsible for "tort reform" in Texas (and did you notice where all this took place? Some 'reform'!) Take it from someone who's been on the front lines of this nightmare for over a decade, you need to your homework.

I'm sorry "adjuster" but you haven't been or seen the scene in California, you may call the Los Angeles Courts the Bank, but let's tell some real facts. Since tort reform an already congested court has a trial calendar JAM PACKED with cases involving policy limits of 15-30,000, with defense lawyers being paid by the hour to try a case which really is costing what by the time you add the court's time for the tax payer dollars, and the total cost to defend the matter? Defense attorneys are almost as busy as public defenders in Los Angeles. A minimum policy limits case takes just as much time and skill to prepare as a larger matter. I asked once a friend of mine who worked for a carrier in an executive position why they don't do something about it and I was told "IT WAS NOT WORTH THE MONEY". I guess the "DOES" are finally coming out for the BUCK.

went to highschool with one of 'em ... not surprised

just another case of corporate fraud.....they should serve the maximum penalties. These bribes and kickbacks were affecting working class families who struggle to put food on the table each day....

Haywood Jablome wrote:

went to highschool with one of 'em ... not surprised

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hartford co-worker wrote:

Silica litigation is much like asbestos litigation and claims involve diseases caused by the inhalation of it. Settlements can be for big bucks. The unit that both Rachel Rossow and John Prestage worked in handled asbestos, silica and environmental claims. I worked with both of these people at The Hartford and I personally was THRILLED to hear that Rachel Rossow had been arrested. She was fired 4 years ago and I can't believe that it took until now for her to be indicted.

CO-WORKER. You peaked my curiousity. Was her firing from Hartford in any way related to these charges or connected to any acts of dishonesty? If so, just curious as to why it took so long to bring the indictment. Would appreciate any info you have.