Yearly Archives: <span>2023</span>

How the Unfair Trade Practices Act Could Impact Your Insurance Business

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. If an insurer or licensed insurance agent uses unfair or deceptive business practices to sell to their clients not only is it unethical but it’s also against the law. When …

Fla. Appeals Court Upholds Lawyer’s $104,000 Fine for Sabotaging Med Mal Trial

An attorney with one of Florida’s largest insurance defense firms must pay more than $100,000 in sanctions after deliberately trying to sabotage a medical malpractice suit in order to win a mistrial, a Florida appeals court has decided. The 6th …

Wisconsin Regulators Settle Wastewater Suit with Large Dairy Farm

One of Wisconsin’s largest dairy operations has reached a settlement with state environmental regulators to that calls for the company to eventually stop spreading liquid manure in exchange for avoiding groundwater monitoring requirements. The deal puts an end to a …

Officials: 30 California Workers Getting $437K in from Food Company

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and California Labor Commissioner Lilia Garcia-Brower on Monday announced the resolution of criminal charges filed against Golden Food Inc in a plea agreement in which the company admitted to a litany of labor violations, including …

Football Player with Down Syndrome Sues Ohio College for Discrimination

An Ohio man who was the first person with Down syndrome to play and score a point in a college football game is now suing the school, its president and several staffers. Caden Cox alleges he was the target of …

Seattle Paying $2.3M to Whistleblowers Over Ex-Mayor’s Deleted Texts

The city of Seattle will pay $2.3 million to settle a lawsuit brought by employees who helped reveal that thousands of then-Mayor Jenny Durkan’s text messages had been deleted in 2020 amid protests over George Floyd’s death at the hands …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires RHP General Agency in Texas

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. subsidiary Risk Placement Services Inc. acquired Houston, Texas-based RHP General Agency Inc. Greg Vanek and his team will remain in their current location under the direction of Russell Duffey, head of RPS’ program administration division. …

APCIA: Illinois Bill Significantly Would Have Detrimental Impact

An Illinois bill allowing punitive damages in wrongful death cases will increase already high litigation costs, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association and the Illinois Insurance Association say. The groups issued the following statement in response to HB 219, addressing …

Washington Commissioner Fines Airbnb for Acting as Unauthorized Insurer

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler fined Airbnb $20,000 for acting as an unauthorized insurer in the state. Kreidler also ordered the vacation rental company to obtain a surplus lines insurance policy to continue offering its Host Damage Protection program in …

Florida Insurance Agent Convicted in $6M Ponzi Scheme That Defrauded Investors

A federal jury has found a Sarasota insurance agent and financial consultant guilty of defrauding elderly Floridians out of $6 million, money that the victims believed was going to fund a life insurance startup known as FastLife. Phillip Roy Wasserman, …