Ex-Illinois County Chairman, State Farm Consultant Sentenced in Fraud Case October 2, 2017 A former Illinois county board chairman who also previously worked for State Farm Insurance Co. as a consultant has been...
California Governor Signs Plan to Spend $1.5B in Climate Money October 2, 2017 California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed two bills that outline a plan to spend $1.5 billion on environmental initiatives using...
Chubb, Homeowners Settle High-Dollar Suit over Ohio Mansion Fire October 2, 2017 A dispute over a multi-million-dollar insurance claim for a suburban Cincinnati mansion that burned down in 2014 has settled weeks...
Arizona Supreme Court Won’t Review Lower Court Ruling on Medical Marijuana October 2, 2017 The Arizona Supreme Court is letting stand a lower court’s ruling that the state’s medical marijuana law is constitutional in...
Liability Case Over Hot Coals at Century-Old Inn Going to Michigan Supreme Court October 2, 2017 The Michigan Supreme Court is looking into a case of hot coals. The case concerns a 10-year-old girl who burned...
Fines for Workplace Deaths in Nevada Reduced Often October 2, 2017 Companies that contested Nevada workplace safety citations after an employee died on the job received reduced fines about half the...
Apology Expressing Liability Can’t Be Used in Lawsuits, Ohio Supreme Court Says October 2, 2017 The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that an apology by a medical provider that includes an admission of liability can’t...
N.Y. Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgement in $58M Insurance Dispute September 29, 2017 The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, First Department, has affirmed an earlier Supreme Court decision to grant...
Canada’s Intact Financial Completes OneBeacon Acquisition; Vows to Grow Specialty Insurer September 29, 2017 Intact Financial Corp. said it has completed its acquisition of U.S. specialty insurer OneBeacon Insurance Group from Bermuda-based White Mountains...
SCC Names White as New Virginia Commissioner of Insurance September 29, 2017 The State Corporation Commission (SCC) in Virginia has appointed Scott A. White to serve as Virginia’s 14th Commissioner of Insurance...