Monthly Archives: <span>January 2019</span>

Seeman Holtz P&C Acquires Houston’s Premier Medical Practice Group

Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty LLC has acquired Professional Medical Insurance Services (PMIS), headquartered in Houston, with seven other offices across the country. This PMIS medical and malpractice group will further expand the Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty Healthcare Division, …

Clark Joins EPIC Insurance Brokers in Dallas

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has hired Joffrey Clark in the firm’s property/casualty practice as a principal and charter school practice leader. He is based in Dallas and reports to EPIC Southwest Region Managing Principal and Director KJ Wagner. Clark …

In Lawsuit, Union Says GM Should Replace Temps With Laid-Off Workers

The United Auto Workers union is accusing General Motors of violating a national contract by using temporary workers instead of employing full-timers who were laid off from its factories. The union filed a federal lawsuit in Cleveland alleging that GM …

Police Report Shows Speed a Factor in Fatal Arkansas Bus Crash

An initial police report indicates a charter bus carrying elementary school-age football players from Tennessee was going too fast when it rolled off an Arkansas interstate last month and overturned, killing a 9-year-old and injuring at least 45 others. A …

California Wildfires, Hurricane Michael Top List of 2018’s Costliest Natural Disasters: Munich Re

The costliest natural catastrophes occurred in the United States in 2018 with one of California’s devastating wildfires and Hurricane Michael topping the list, according to Munich Re. A report from Munich Re on last year’s natural disasters pointed to “clear …

California Prohibits Auto Insurers From Considering Gender When Setting Prices

Consumer groups applauded the outgoing California insurance commissioner for adopting regulations to prohibit gender use in auto insurance pricing in California. Outgoing California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones issued an order to put into effect rules which the groups say will …

Allstate, State Farm, USAA Sue California Utility Over Wildfires

Several insurance companies have filed lawsuits blaming Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for a deadly California wildfire that destroyed 14,000 homes and triggered billions of dollars in insurance claims. The lawsuits filed by Allstate, State Farm, USAA and their subsidiaries …

Cuomo Nominates Lacewell to Replace Vullo as Superintendent of New York DFS

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has nominated his chief of staff and counselor Linda Lacewell as superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS). The appointment was announced by Governor Cuomo’s office along with several of his …

California Governor Signs Order to Tackle Drug Prices in First Act

Hours into his new job, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Monday that could dramatically reshape the way prescription drugs are paid for and acquired in the most populous U.S. state. The order, along with another naming …

Brother of JonBenet Ramsey Settles Colorado Lawsuit with CBS

The brother of slain Colorado child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey has settled the lawsuit he filed against CBS Corp. over a documentary theorizing that he killed her, both sides said. Burke Ramsey’s attorney, Lin Wood, said the case had been …