Notice is hereby given that Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP has filed a
class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York on behalf of a class consisting of all
persons or entities who purchased the securities of CRM Holdings, Ltd.
(“CRM Holdings” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:CRMH) between December 21,
2005 and November 5, 2008, inclusive (the “Class Period”).
A copy of the Complaint is available from the court or from Glancy
Binkow & Goldberg LLP. Please contact us by phone to discuss this action
or to obtain a copy of the Complaint at (310) 201-9150 or Toll Free at
(888) 773-9224, by email at shareholders@glancylaw.com,
or visit our website at http://www.glancylaw.com.
The Complaint charges CRM Holdings and certain of the Company’s
executive officers and directors with violations of federal securities
laws. CRM Holdings is a provider of workers´ compensation insurance
products. Its main business activities include underwriting primary
workers compensation insurance policies, underwriting workers’
compensation reinsurance and excess insurance policies, and providing
fee-based management and other services to self-insured entities. The
Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period defendants knew or
recklessly disregarded that their public statements concerning CRM
Holdings’ financial performance and prospects were materially false and
misleading. Specifically, defendants made false and/or misleading
statements and/or failed to disclose: (1) that Defendants and their
affiliates engaged in a fraudulent scheme and course of business to grow
membership in eight self-insured groups (the “Trusts”) previously
administered by CRM, by charging premiums below commercial rates; (2)
that the membership growth inflated gross trust revenues while reducing
net paid premium income to the level that the assets of the Trusts would
become insufficient to cover liabilities; (3) that, accordingly, the
Trusts would fall below “fully funded” status; (4) that, as part of
their fraudulent scheme and course of business to cover up the
difference between assets and liabilities, Defendants and their
affiliates disguised the true financial conditions of the Trusts by
engaging in certain improprieties designed to result in minimal
projected claims liability, including under-reserving individual claims
and utilizing improper actuarial/accounting methods; (5) that Defendants
and their affiliates provided the New York State Workers’ Compensation
Board (WCB) with materially false and/or misleading financial and
actuarial reports for the Trusts which reflected artificially reduced
liabilities; (6) that, as a result of the above, the Company was exposed
to hundreds of millions of dollars in liabilities relating to the
under-funding of the Trusts; (7) that the Company lacked adequate
internal and financial controls; and (8) that, as a result of the above,
the Company´s financial statements were materially false and misleading
at all relevant times.
On October 3, 2008, CRM Holdings disclosed that it had received a letter
from the WCB indicating its intention to initiate legal proceedings
against the Company on behalf of the Trusts related to CRM Holdings´
actions while acting as the administrator and broker of record for the
Trusts. On this news, over the next two days of trading, shares of CRM
Holdings declined $0.61 per share, or 24.31%, to close on October 7,
2008 at $1.91 per share.
Then, on November 5, 2008, CRM Holdings reported its financial results
for the 2008 fiscal third quarter and announced that during third
quarter the Company had approximately $2.5 million of loss reserve
increases that would have otherwise been reflected in the first and
second quarter of 2008.
As a result of this news, over the following three days of trading, CRM
Holdings shares declined $0.58 per share, or more than 36%, to close on
November 7, 2008, at $1.03 per share, on high volume.
Plaintiff seeks to recover damages on behalf of class members and is
represented by Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP, a law firm with significant
experience in prosecuting class actions, and substantial expertise in
actions involving corporate fraud.
If you are a member of the class described above, you may move the
Court, no later than 60 days from the date of this Notice, to serve as
lead plaintiff, however, you must meet certain legal requirements. If
you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this
Notice or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please
contact Michael Goldberg, Esquire, of Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP, 1801
Avenue of the Stars, Suite 311, Los Angeles, California 90067, by
telephone at (310) 201-9150 or Toll Free at (888) 773-9224, by e-mail to shareholders@glancylaw.com,
or visit our website at http://www.glancylaw.com.
Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP, Los Angeles, CA
Lionel Z. Glancy
Michael
Goldberg
310-201-9150 or 888-773-9224
shareholders@glancylaw.com
www.glancylaw.com