Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens will host a Catastrophe Claims Village in Albany, on Tuesday, Jan. 31, and Wednesday, Feb. 1, according to a statement from the Georgia Department of Insurance. The purpose of the event will be to assist …
Authorities along the Space Coast say a broken sewer pipe accidentally released 14,000 gallons of raw sewage into a storm water system that flows into the Indian River Lagoon. Florida Today reported Friday that the sewer line broke on Jan. …
The number of live telematics policies in the UK exceeded three quarters of a million for the first time in 2016, according to annual research from the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA). The BIBA survey includes information from the leading …
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is accepting applications through March 1 for public members of two boards: The Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association Board of Directors. The board oversees the association, which helps protect Texans if a …
President Donald Trump has declared a major disaster exists in Oregon from a severe winter storm and flooding in December. The White House says Trump ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts. The White House said …
The Montana House has given initial approval to a measure that would reduce the amount a court can award in punitive damages. The cap on those awards meant to punish a company or individual for fraud or malice is now …
The merger of Chubb with Ace, Google shutting down its insurance operation, 10 things insurance agents like and don’t like, Florida’s water loss claims crisis, the launch of Lemonade, Trump’s plan to target taxes and trade — these were among …
As the American population gets older and fatter, the crash test dummies used to test the cars people drive are changing, too. Recently, engineers at global manufacturer Humanetics created dummies that reflect today’s drivers: a 273-pound obese dummy that is …
Seventy-eight percent of employees at Houston hospitals are overweight or obese, according to a study by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health. The research results were published recently in the …
A former Baylor University student who says she was raped by two football players filed a federal lawsuit on Jan. 27 against the school that alleges there were dozens more assaults of women involving other players. The lawsuit by the …
