An Ohio jury has awarded more than $20 million to a woman whose baby was stuck in her birth canal for 13 hours. On May 19, a jury found doctors negligent for trying to push Heather Grow’s 9-pound baby through …
Exclusions United Fire & Casualty Co. v. Keely & Sons, Inc. Ill. App. May 2, 2008 Commercial policy does not provide coverage to policyholder for claims of spoliation of evidence. A policyholder was sued when employees were injured after falling …
The three children of a Michigan couple killed in an explosion in the popular Wisconsin vacation area of Door County will receive a settlement worth more than $21 million, according to court documents. The teenage children of Patrick and Margaret …
Insurance Industry Move “Shortly after September 11, it became very clear to me that the federal government lacks the expertise it needs on insurance policy. Our experiences after Hurricane Katrina and the ongoing problems in the bond insurance marketplace have …
May 18-24, 2008, marked National Insurance Women’s Week, a celebration recognizing the contributions women are making in all areas of the insurance industry. The National Association of Insurance Women began NAIW Week as National Insurance Women’s Day on May 10, …
$3.2 Million A Baldwin, Wis., man was awarded $3.2 million in a malpractice case after losing part of his left leg. Jim Lang went to Dr. Gregory Estlund in 2003 after injuring his leg while working at a factory in …
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) currently makes its home in America’s heartland, in Kansas City. In this age of telecommuting, videoconferencing and e-mail that works just fine. It even worked well in the old days of phone and …
Appleton, Wis.-based Integrity Mutual Insurance Co. named Darin L. Kath as president-designate. Richard J. Schinler, current president and chief executive officer, will retire after 25 years with the company on Dec. 31. He will remain in his current position until …
Authorities searching a wooded area on May 20 found the body of a North Carolina insurance investigator who prosecutors believe was killed by the owner of an agency she was auditing. Police searched for Sallie Rohrbach, 44, since she was …
Bermuda’s insurance regulator is increasing staffing by as much as 50 percent as it sets its sights on eventually reaching a mutual recognition agreement with other domiciles, executives at an insurance conference said Monday. “The (Bermuda Monetary Authority) is working …
