Insurance News from August 18, 2016
National News
Could This New Drug Ease America’s Opioid Crisis?
So far, the fight against America's opioid crisis has focused on treating addiction and...
International & Reinsurance News
Natural Catastrophes Drive Global Insured Losses to $31B in H1: Swiss Re’s Sigma
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters during the first...
East News
New York’s Columbia University Faces $100M Lawsuit for Mismanaging Retirement Plan
Columbia University was accused on Tuesday of mismanaging its retirement plan in a...
West News
Monstrous Southern California Wildfire Displaces More than 80,000
It tore through canyons and flew over ridges in every direction with astonishing speed,...
Southeast News
Kentucky Man Awarded $21M for ‘Unnecessary’ Heart Procedures by Hospital
A jury has determined that a hospital in London, Kentucky, and its parent company...
Texas / South Central News
Former Oklahoma Insurance Agent Sentenced to Federal Prison
A former Oklahoma insurance agent has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for...
Midwest News
Workers’ Comp Rate Reduction Proposed in Iowa
The Iowa Insurance Division reports that a proposed workers' compensation rate filing...