Texas Supreme Court: Loss-of-Use Damages Allowed in Total Loss Cases February 8, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones Are loss-of-use damages, such as lost profits, allowed in Texas when an insured has recovered fair market value on a...
Texas Stamping Office: U.S. Surplus Lines Growth Continued in 2015 February 8, 2016 Collectively, the surplus lines insurance service/stamping offices across the country processed a record-breaking $25 billion in premium in 2015, exhibiting...
People – West February 8, 2016 Richards D. Barger, a former California insurance commissioner and a former president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, died...
Hoverboard Bursts into Flames in California Home February 8, 2016 A hoverboard burst into flames in a Petaluma, Calif. home in late-January, making it the second hoverboard fire in the...
California Insurance Commissioner Calls for Insurance Divestment from Coal February 8, 2016 California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones in January asked all insurance companies doing business in California to voluntarily divest from their...
Utah Man Nabbed after Staging 23 Auto Accidents over 5 Years February 8, 2016 Utah-man Navid Monjazeb faces 22 counts of insurance fraud, reckless endangerment, and other crimes spanning five years and at least...
People – Midwest February 8, 2016 Burr Ridge, Ill.-based Allegiance Insurance Services Inc. (AIS) appointed Barbara M. Strehmann as chief financial officer of the Allegiance Group...
Attracting, Developing Talent Has Long Been a Focus for Westfield Group February 8, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones It’s anticipated that by 2020 there will be hundreds of thousands of unfilled positions in the insurance industry and that...
Bill Would Clarify South Dakota’s Workers’ Comp Law February 8, 2016 By Dirk Lammers A bill introduced in the South Dakota House would clarify state law on when part-time employees injured on the job...
5 Out of 10 Most Dangerous Cities in U.S. Are in the Midwest February 8, 2016 East St. Louis, Ill., and Camden, N.J., rank first and second in an annual ranking of the country’s most dangerous...