Former Illinois Insurance Broker Sentenced to Prison, Must Repay Nearly $1M September 3, 2018 By Stephanie K. Jones The former owner of multiple property/casualty insurance operations in northern Illinois has been sentenced to more than four years in...
Houston-Area $2.5B Flood-Control Bond Measure Passes September 3, 2018 By Juan A. Lozano Voters in Houston and its surrounding county marked the anniversary of Hurricane Harvey coming ashore by approving the issuance of...
Report: Missouri Medical Professional Liability Insurers Saw Slight Profit in 2017 September 3, 2018 In 2017, poor underwriting results for medical professional liability insurers in Missouri were partially offset by higher investment returns, and...
Texas Jury Awards Family $242M in Lexus Crash Case September 3, 2018 A Texas jury awarded damages of $242 million to a Dallas family after finding that defects in the family’s Lexus...
California’s 1st Cannabis Insurer Expands Coverage September 3, 2018 California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones approved a filing from Golden Bear Insurance Co. amending its California Cannabis program product to...
Boeing Sued Over Contamination of Washington River September 3, 2018 A new lawsuit says the Boeing aircraft company is poisoning the Duwamish River by pumping out pollution that is far...
California Court Rules Workers’ Comp Law Provides Exclusive Remedy in Utilization Review Case September 3, 2018 The California Supreme Court issued an opinion in late August that utilization review physicians cannot be sued for malpractice, upholding...
15 Emerging Risks Worth Watching That Are Not Cyber September 3, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson When insurance experts are asked what they see as the most important emerging risk for the property/casualty insurance industry, their...
Proper Insurance Coverage for Construction Crucial in Avoiding Costly Litigation September 3, 2018 By Elizabeth Blosfield If residential property owners don’t confirm proper insurance coverage and carefully consider labor laws when hiring contractors, they could be...
Waterloo, Iowa, Rejects Plan to Bill Insurers for Emergency Response August 20, 2018 Waterloo (Iowa) Fire Rescue’s proposal to bill insurance companies for its emergency response costs has been rejected. City council members...