Judge Rules VW Must Face U.S. Investor Lawsuit Over Diesel Scandal January 6, 2017 By David Shepardson Volkswagen AG and former Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn must defend an investor lawsuit in California over the company’s diesel...
Atlanta-Based Insurance Specialty Group Names Harrell as President, COO January 6, 2017 Stephen Harrell has been named president and chief operating officer of Insurance Specialty Group LLC (ISG), effective Jan. 1. Harrell,...
Data Breach: A Wide Coverage Gap for Small Business January 5, 2017 Based on what we see in the trade press, it would appear most large businesses in the U.S. are addressing...
Report on California Workers’ Comp Shows Sharp Increase in ALAE Costs January 5, 2017 Allocated loss adjustment expense costs have increased sharply over the last several years despite implementation of many of the components...
Texas OKs New Rule for Wrap-Up Construction Project Policies January 5, 2017 The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has approved a filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) to establish...
Texas Re-Certifies 10 Companies to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp January 5, 2017 The Texas Department of Insurance’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) re-certified 10 employers to self-insure workers’ compensation claims. Together, the...
Judge: Company May Reopen Ohio Brine Injection Well January 5, 2017 By Mark Gillispie The pumping of waste from hydraulic fracturing operations into a closed Ohio injection well is expected to resume after a...
Assurant to Acquire Midwest-Based Green Tree Insurance Agency January 5, 2017 Global risk management products and services provider, Assurant Inc., announced an agreement to acquire Green Tree Insurance Agency Inc., which...
Hammer to Replace Dowling as Head of Illinois Insurance Department January 5, 2017 Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner will appoint Jennifer Hammer as head of the Illinois Department of Insurance to replace Anne Melissa...
Texas Lawmakers to Seek Transparency in Government/Private Business Deals January 5, 2017 Two Texas lawmakers want to tighten public records laws to make it harder for governments and the companies they do...