A Florida zoo has been fined more than $14,500 after a worker was injured by a 4,000-pound (1,800-kilogram) white rhinoceros earlier this year. The Florida Times-Union reported June 25 that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration …
InsuraGuest, Inc. has partnered with Venture Insurance Programs to provide U.S. hotels with specialized insurance coverage for guests who are staying in the hotel utilizing InsuraGuest’s insurtech software. InsuraGuest’s API integrates with approximately 70 different hotel property management systems, with …
New rules for drivers of ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft operating in North Carolina have cleared the state House. The bill approved unanimously on Thursday is considered a safety measure following the March death of a university student in …
A cancer patient is the latest woman to accuse a retired University of California, Los Angeles, gynecologist of sexually abusing her during treatment. The Los Angeles Times reported the 44-year-old unnamed woman has sued UCLA and Dr. James Heaps, alleging …
A new law in Louisiana aims to ensure that auto insurance policyholders have the option to choose a particular motor vehicle repair shop. Under Act 317 (House Bill 411), which has been signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, insurers are …
An Atlanta-area police chief was appointed by Georgia’s governor last month to head the state’s insurance commission after the previous commissioner was indicted on federal charges. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp announced that Doraville Police Chief John King will fill the …
Two more carriers are planning to lower their auto insurance rates in Louisiana, the state’s insurance department reported in June. Both Progressive Security Insurance Co. and Louisiana Farm Bureau have filed to reduce auto insurance premium rates in Louisiana. The …
The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that a damage waiver signed by a parent at a trampoline park does not protect the park from liability in the case of an injured child. The Courier Journal reports that the court said …
Texas’ insurer of last resort for properties in counties along the state’s coastline says it has $4.2 billion in available funds as this year’s hurricane season gets underway. That amount includes a $111 million deposit into the organization’s Catastrophe Reserve …
Accelerating erosion is forcing villages in western Alaska to begin making plans to move, officials said. Erosion caused by climate change threatens village infrastructure and could force the relocation of communities such as Quinhagak, Alaska’s Energy Desk reported. A 2012 …
