October 5, 2021
Florida insurance regulators are set to hold two hearings in the next three weeks to examine workers’ compensation rates and worker notification issues. On Oct. 14, the Office of Insurance Regulation will host a virtual public rate hearing to discuss …
October 5, 2021
It started out as a relatively minor automobile accident a decade ago. Now, after multiple appeals and more than a million dollars spent on expert witnesses, a Florida appeals court has again remanded a State Farm assignment-of-benefits case to the …
October 5, 2021
A federal appellate court reversed a rare policyholder win in a COVID-19 related business-interruption claim, once again holding that government orders that restrict the use of a property do not constitute a “direct physical loss or damage” that requires coverage. …
October 5, 2021
FEMA on Oct. 4 authorized the use of federal funds to help with the cost of fighting the Auburn Fire in Pennington county, on the north side of Rapid City, South Dakota, that is threatening 500 homes. Around 1,000 people …
October 5, 2021
The U.S. Justice Department said five subsidiaries of West Texas Gas Inc. will spend $8 million on fines and compliance measures to settle alleged Clean Air Act violations and claims resulting from fatal chemical accidents. The companies will pay up …
October 5, 2021
The redevelopment of the historic Jung Hotel and Residences in downtown New Orleans flooded four times before renovations were complete. The two insurers that issued a builder’s risk policy for the project thought they had limited their risk, but a …
October 5, 2021
A Florida appeals court has reversed a trial judge, finding that a homeowner’s State Farm policy did not cover damages from a septic tank leak because of a fungus endorsement on the policy. In State Farm Florida Insurance Co. vs. …
October 5, 2021
IMA Financial Group named Donna MacConnell senior vice president, managing director of claims. MacConnell has more than 30 years in the industry, having led claims and coverage departments, and served as an individual contributor in personal and commercial lines. Before …
October 5, 2021
Investigators say they do not believe foul play was involved in a house fire that killed a southern Wyoming man and displaced his wife and three children. Firefighters called to the home southwest of Laramie early morning found the structure …
October 5, 2021
A Lynnwood, Wash., man is suing after police raided his apartment and later determined they had the wrong address. Juan Alberto Castaneda Miranda said agents burst into his apartment in 2018, according to a pair of lawsuits filed in Snohomish …