Hospital in Washington Addresses Mold Infections, Deaths December 2, 2019 Executives at a Washington state children’s hospital have found additional patient deaths from a mold infection after taking a closer...
McDonald’s Will Pay $26 Million to Settle California Wage, Overtime, Break Claims December 2, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel McDonald’s Corp. agreed to pay $26 million to settle a nearly seven-year-old lawsuit accusing the fast food chain of underpaying...
Oregon City Paying $350K Linked to Earthquake Warning Sign Suit December 2, 2019 Portland has agreed to pay $350,000 in attorneys’ fees related to a now-repealed policy that mandated warning signs on brittle...
Up-Market Home Insurtech Openly Opens for Business in 2 States After Raising $7.6M December 2, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The tech-enabled high-end home insurance provider Openly has begun selling in Illinois and Arizona at the same time it announced...
Video Shows Lyft Driver Dragging Woman from Car in California December 2, 2019 Los Angeles police say they’ve cited a Lyft driver for misdemeanor battery after video showed him dragging a passenger out...
Washington Insurance Commissioner Fines UnitedHealthcare $30,000 December 2, 2019 Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler took disciplinary action in October against insurance companies, agents and brokers who violated state insurance...
Washington Workers’ Comp Rates Dropping Third Straight Year December 2, 2019 The price of workers’ compensation insurance is dropping in Washington for the third consecutive year. The Washington Department of Labor...
Attracting Innovative Talent in the Data-Driven Age December 2, 2019 By Jessica DeMars Data has always played an important role in the insurance industry. From actuarial analysis and risk predictions to pricing, insurance...
How ‘Intelligent’ Insurers Grow and Create Value: ACORD Study December 2, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Some insurance carriers grow but do not create value. Others shrink but still create value. Some fail at both. Then...
Closer Look: Top Commerical Lines Agencies November 18, 2019 About the Commercial Lines Leaders: The 2019 Commercial Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top...