May 7, 2018
Recycling Operations Market Detail: All Trans Risk Solutions (www.alltransins.com) has a package program for medium to large recycling operations with fixed site facility. Package includes auto, GL, site pollution, contractors pollution liability and excess coverage. A-rated paper written on admitted …
May 7, 2018
PIA Management Services Inc. has hired Bradford J. Lachut as director of Government and Industry Affairs for the five PIA state affiliates managed by the Glenmont, N.Y.-based group. Lachut previously served as PIA’s government affairs counsel prior to working as …
May 7, 2018
Emerging from a 10-week accelerator program, 10 technology-powered insurance startups presented ideas for enhanced customer engagement, cyber security, digital health, smart home products and supply chain management at the first annual Demo Day sponsored by Hartford InsurTech Hub in mid-April. …
May 7, 2018
A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania awarded summary judgment to an insurer accused of bad faith after denying a man’s claim for losses exceeding $1 million. The court found that evidence suggested the …
May 7, 2018
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved what his office says is the first insurance coverage for commercial landlords that addresses risks specific to renting to cannabis businesses. California Mutual Insurance Co. was approved to add lessor’s risk coverage for …
May 7, 2018
The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that a lower court must once again review a slip-and-fall lawsuit against Walmart. Diane Brooks sued the retail giant for negligence in November 2014 after slipping and falling in a puddle of water. The …
May 7, 2018
Western Growers Insurance Services has added Paul Barry and Kris Hansen in California. Barry joins the insurance services team as a sales executive, bringing more than 10 years of sales experience. Barry will focus on expanding Western Growers’ client base …
May 7, 2018
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is renewing his call for insurers to offer insurance products for California’s legalized cannabis industry in the wake of reports that President Trump has abandoned Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ policy on federal law enforcement of …
May 7, 2018
More than a million San Francisco Bay Area residents would face extensive damage to their homes after a major earthquake on the Hayward fault, according to a new earthquake scenario developed by the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS findings, developed …
May 6, 2018
Warren Buffett lost money but had a pretty good quarter. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Saturday reported an unusual quarterly net loss, the result of an accounting change that Buffett had warned would produce “wild” but in his view meaningless swings …