Four workers were hurt, three critically, after a barn frame collapsed on June 22 at an $80 million Texas A&M University equestrian complex that’s under construction. The collapse happened on university property about a mile from the main campus, Texas …
Mercedes-Benz USA LLC has paid out another $260,000 in a long-running lemon law case. Attorney Vince Megna sued the company in 2005 on behalf of a Waukesha, Wis., businessman who purchased a defective sedan. The Wisconsin Supreme Court last year …
More litigation is resolved by mediation than by jury trials. Because of this, it is very important that insurance professionals understand the mediation process and learn how to make it effective. William Moye, an insurance defense attorney and a partner …
A Madison, Ill., man faced jail time after being convicted in for an auto theft scheme that spanned Illinois and Missouri, according to federal officials. The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced that …
Risking death every time they go to work, wing walkers need courage, poise, a healthy craving for adrenaline and, most importantly, they need to be meticulously exacting with every step they take on the small planes that carry them past …
State Sen. Dan “Blade”Morrish has dropped his bid to become the next CEO of the state-run insurer of last resort, the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. The Louisiana Board of Ethics had advised that Morrish would have a conflict of …
Federal prosecutors have charged a former Kansas insurance agent with stealing nearly $2 million from policyholders. The U.S. attorney’s office says a 51-count indictment unsealed June 25 alleges 41-year-old Jason Matthew Pennington, of Bel Aire, defrauded customers and lied to …
Insurance claims filed in response to a major tornado outbreak in May have jumped to 75,758 with insurance payments reaching $687,945,276, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced. “The victims of these devastating tornadoes will be dealing with the aftermath for quite …
This post is part of a series on insurance marketing and training sponsored by Astonish. Twitter is a social media platform that all insurance agencies should be using in this day and age. Why? Because it is free to use, …
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy last week signed a bill that aims to help resolve insurance disputes after catastrophic events. The bill, first introduced by the state’s insurance department, gives the department the legal authority to set up a mediation program …
