Insurance News from March 23, 2016
National News
FDA Extends Required Warnings to Short-Acting Opioid Painkillers
Short-acting opioid painkillers will carry strong new warnings under U.S. Food and Drug...
International & Reinsurance News
P&I Clubs Plug Shortfall in Iran Oil Cover; US Reinsurers Still Barred by Sanctions
Ship insurers have stepped in to help plug a shortfall in cover for transporting...
East News
Northwest Bank to Acquire Penn.-Based Best Insurance Agency
Northwest Bank, based in Warren, Pennsylvania, announced that it has signed a...
West News
Fire Causes Hotel Evacuation on Las Vegas Strip
An escalator fire sent smoke billowing into parts of Las Vegas' glitzy Caesars Palace,...
Southeast News
Florida Insurer Launches Company Offering Admitted, Standalone Flood Coverage
A Florida-based homeowners insurer has beefed up its flood insurance offering with the...
Texas / South Central News
Federal Appeals Court Sides with Lexington Insurance in Deductible Dispute
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling in favor of an insurance...
Midwest News
$5.8M Award Against Tyson Foods in Iowa Pay Dispute Upheld
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled for more than 3,000 workers at a Tyson Foods Inc....