Kucinich Announces Probe of AIG Claims Handling

U. S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, has asked American International Group (AIG) to turn over records on its handling of claims from injured defense contract workers who were insured under the federal Defense Base Act, The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported last week.Kucinich granted a request from fellow members of Congress to launch a subcommittee probe of the insurance giant following a joint report by The Los Angeles Times and ABC News that some injured workers have faced prolonged battles with carriers insuring defense contractors working in Iraq and Afghanistan to obtain prosthetics and oth...