Judge Nixes Users’ Privacy Class Action Against Facebook September 6, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt Facebook Inc. defeated a bid for a group lawsuit claiming the company illegally gave its users’ personal information to advertisers,...
West Virginia Residents Sue Over 17K Gallon Chlorine Leak From Plant September 6, 2016 West Virginians are suing one of the nation’s largest chlorine producers after a cloud of chlorine gas leaked from a...
NAIC Re-Accredits Alabama Department of Insurance for 5-Year Term September 6, 2016 The Alabama Department of Insurance (ALDOI) announced Aug. 31 that it has been re-accredited by the National Association of Insurance...
Expert Gives Agents C- on Understanding of Cyber Insurance September 6, 2016 By Don Jergler Eduard Goodman, chief privacy officer of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based IDT911, an identity theft protection firm, isn’t too high on the industry’s...
Pennsylvania Law Requiring Rear-Facing Car Seats Takes Effect September 6, 2016 Motorists in Pennsylvania must now make sure car seats face backward for all children until they’re two years old. The...
Massachusetts Hospitals Saw 60% Increase in Medical Errors Last Year September 6, 2016 State public health officials say preventable medical errors reported by full-service Massachusetts hospitals jumped 60 percent last year, but attributed...
People – East September 6, 2016 Lockton Companies, a Kansas City, Mo.-based insurance brokerage, has hired George Bailey as a senior vice president in its Washington,...
Allied World Re’s Bender Throws First Pitch at Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees Game September 6, 2016 John Bender, the New York-based CEO of global reinsurance solutions provider Allied World Re, threw out the ceremonial first pitch...
Maine Denies Progressive’s Appeal to Raise Premiums for Older Drivers September 6, 2016 By Elizabeth Blosfield Maine Bureau of Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa has denied Progressive’s request to raise auto insurance rates for new customers above...
State of Emergency Extended for 8 Flood-Ravaged Counties in West Virginia September 6, 2016 Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is maintaining a state of emergency for eight West Virginia counties devastated by floods in June....