Illinois District Court: Insurer Cannot Rely on Employment-Related Exclusion in BIPA Suit March 9, 2022 By Ezra Amacher An Illinois federal judge said a policy exclusion for employment-related practices does not protect State Automobile Insurance Co. from defending...
For Omaha National Workers’ Comp Provider, Happiness Is Key to Hiring February 28, 2022 By Ezra Amacher When Omaha National president and CEO Reagan Pufall thinks back to how COVID-19 has affected recruiting and hiring at the...
Illinois Supreme Court: Privacy Claims Not Barred by Workers’ Comp Act February 4, 2022 By Ezra Amacher The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act (IWCA) does not bar claims for statutory damages under the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act...
Eighth Circuit: Insurer Has No Duty to Defend Janitorial Service Workplace Discrimination Suit February 3, 2022 By Ezra Amacher The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit said that an insurer does not have to provide coverage...
Top 10 South Central Insurance Journal Stories of 2021 December 30, 2021 By Ezra Amacher Winter Storm Uri, Hurricane Ida and the fallouts from each storm dominated headlines in Insurance Journal’s South Central region in...
Top 10 Midwest Insurance Journal Stories of 2021 December 30, 2021 By Ezra Amacher News of an Ohio jury’s conclusion that major pharmacy chains helped fuel the opioid crisis and a 6th Circuit’s reversal...
Louisiana Insurers Face $100 Million Fee after Ida-Related Insolvencies December 20, 2021 By Ezra Amacher Louisiana property and casualty insurers will be assessed $100 million to cover the cost of two regional insurance companies facing...
Louisiana Insurers Face $100 Million Assessment Fee after Ida-Related Insolvencies December 2, 2021 By Ezra Amacher Louisiana property and casualty insurers will be assessed $100 million to cover the cost of two regional insurance companies facing...
FedNat Pulling Out of Louisiana, Texas Amid Heavy Storm Losses November 10, 2021 By Ezra Amacher After two years of heavy storm-related losses, FedNat Insurance is pulling out of the Louisiana and Texas markets and doubling...
Whitmer: Michigan Drivers Should Be Reimbursed for $5B Surplus November 1, 2021 By Ezra Amacher Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called on the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) to return surplus funds to insured drivers in...