Monthly Archives: <span>June 2017</span>

Missouri Lawmakers Eliminate Funding for Sobriety Checkpoints

Missouri lawmakers effectively eliminated funding for sobriety checkpoints for the fiscal year that begins in July, a move by a core group of critical conservative Republicans that officials say could hinder or end the manpower-intensive practice in some areas of …

10 Lawyers, 6 Others Charged in Alleged California Insurance Fraud Scheme

Ten lawyers and six others were charged in a multi-million-dollar workers’ compensation fraud scheme that authorities say targeted Latinos in California. The charges were filed after a multi-year investigation into a scheme involving the illegal recruitment of more than 30,000 …

Lack of Insurance Halts Gunfighters Show in Wyoming

The Cody Gunfighters show in Wyoming will not resume anytime soon. And that’s because the organizers can’t get insurance. The Cody Enterprise reported the performers were unable to acquire liability insurance, which keeps the show on the shelf for the …

U.S. P/C Insurance Industry Mostly Silent on Trump Exit from Paris Climate Accord

The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry, which has been facing rising claims bills for extreme weather events, mostly reacted with silence to President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the country from the Paris climate change accord. While corporate leaders from finance, …

1st Farmer Lawsuit Against Syngenta over China Trade Begins in Kansas

The first of tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits went to trial on Monday in Kansas against Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta over its decision to introduce a genetically engineered corn seed variety to the U.S. market before China approved it …

Private Insurer Will No Longer Fund Fraud Prosecutions in Texas

Note: This article originally ran in the Texas Tribune. Thanks to new money and oversight from the Texas Legislature, the state can now pursue workers’ compensation fraud cases without relying on an unusual and much-criticized funding deal between a private …

CDI’s Finston Becomes Partner at Drinker Biddle & Reath in California

John Finston, most recently deputy commissioner and general counsel for the California Department of Insurance, has joined Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP as a partner. Finston will work from the firm’s San Francisco office. He was named to the CDI …

Energi’s Strange Heads to RIC as Business Development Manager in West

RIC Insurance General Agency has named Mandi Strange a business development manager focused on the Western region. Strange will expand the company’s personal and commercial lines marketing efforts, working primarily with retail insurance agents in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. She …

Are Uber, Lyft Public Nuisances? San Francisco Wants to Know

San Francisco has issued subpoenas to Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. for a broad scope of records on driving and business practices as part of an investigation to determine whether the ridesharing companies have become a public nuisance. City …

Coming Soon: Talking Car That Tells If Driver Is About to Have Medical Emergency

A driver experiencing an unexpected cardiac event on the road isn’t the only one at risk. Fellow passengers and motorists also face death or serious injury when another person has a medical emergency behind the wheel. That’s why representatives from …