Aetna to Pay $935K in HIV-Related Privacy Breach in California February 18, 2019 Aetna will pay $935,000 after one of its vendors sent letters to California patients that revealed via a window on...
Former Washington Agents Charged with Fraud, Writing Fake Policies February 18, 2019 Three Pierce County, Wash., residents were charged in early February with crimes related to insurance fraud in Pierce County Superior...
Accidents Could Ground Drone Industry, House Committee Chair Warns February 18, 2019 By David Shepardson The commercial drone industry could be torpedoed if there were a serious accident involving a drone and a commercial aircraft,...
Midwest Ratings Roundup February 18, 2019 Upgraded Ratings for Northwest G.F. Mutual Insurance AM Best upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B++ (Good) from B+ (Good)...
Number of Missouri Homes with Earthquake Coverage Declines February 18, 2019 Between 2008 and 2017 rhere was a significant drop in the number of homes in Missouri insured for damage from...
No Primary Assumption of Risk in Skiing, Snowboarding, Minnesota Court Says February 18, 2019 By Stephanie K. Jones Minnesota’s highest court has declined to expand the state’s doctrine of implied primary assumption of risk to recreational skiing and...
NSAIDs Overtake Opioids as Top Workers’ Comp Drug in California February 15, 2019 Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, or NSAIDs, have supplanted opioids as the most common therapeutic drug group prescribed to injured workers in California,...
Texas Bill Would Protect First Responders’ Work Comp Claims from Illegal Denials February 15, 2019 A bill recently filed in the Texas House of Representatives would penalize insurers that illegally deny Texas first responders access...
Wyoming Avalanche Causes Damages, No Injuries February 15, 2019 Heavy snowfall caused an avalanche in Wyoming. Snow tumbled onto a highway in northwest Wyoming, damaging one car but not...
Lockheed Martin Sued for Fraud over Washington Nuclear Site February 15, 2019 The U.S. Justice Department is accusing Lockheed Martin Corp. of using false records and making false statements to bill the...