The fiery fight is apparently over between the makers of a popular and tasty hot sauce and a small Southern California city that said its factory’s smells were unbearable, after the Irwindale City Council voted to drop a public nuisance …
California Earthquake Authority insurance policy sales jumped following the March 29 magnitude 5.1 La Habra earthquake by nearly as much as the spike in policy sales following the March 11, 2011, magnitude-9.0 Tohoku earthquake in Japan, CEA reported in late …
Edgewood Partners Insurance Center has added Greg Dobson as a principal in its employee benefits division. Dobson will be based in the company’s San Ramon office. His responsibilities will include the acquisition of new clients, as well as the design, …
A Central California chicken-processing plant has filed a lawsuit against a pest-control company over a cockroach infestation that caused the plant to close for two weeks. Foster Farms in Livingston filed a lawsuit last month against Orkin LLC and its …
Allstate Insurance Co. plans to add additional agency owners in California in 2014, the company recently announced. The Northbrook, Ill-based company is expanding its recruiting campaign for the sixth consecutive year. Allstate signed 73 new agency owners in California in …
The Illinois Legislature has passed legislation that provides for regulating transportation networking companies (TNCs) and closing insurance gaps, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). Together, HB 4075 and 5331 will establish regulations on TNCs that are …
A federal judge in Michigan upheld a $1.6 million judgment against former Detroit Red Wings forward Kevin Miller for a hit from behind during a 2000 Swiss league game that ended another player’s career. U.S. District Judge Gordon Quist in …
The New Policy May Be Good for Drillers and Insurers, Alike Ohio in mid-April 2014 enacted stricter regulations for oil and gas drilling near faults or areas of past seismic activity, a move that some, including insurers, may view as …
Farmers Insurance Group, which filed nine class actions in May against nearly 200 communities in the Chicago area, is withdrawing its lawsuit. The suit accused the Illinois municipalities of failing to prepare for severe rains and flooding. It argued that …
Keystone Insurers Group named Matthew Sinosky as director of business development. He is based in Keystone’s Northumberland, Pa., headquarters. Sinosky comes to Keystone from Eastern Alliance Insurance Co., where he served as risk management consultant, senior marketing representative and, most …
