Suit over Kona Beer Not Being Brewed in Hawaii Allowed to Proceed September 18, 2017 Calling Hawaii “a state as well as a state of mind,” a federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing...
P/C Direct Premium Written Up 4.5 Percent September 18, 2017 By Douglas A. Powell Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty insurance companies continues to increase, albeit gradually. At year-end 2016, approximately $606 billion of...
Oregon Workers’ Comp Costs to Drop for 5th Consecutive Year September 18, 2017 Oregon employers will see a key portion of their workers’ compensation costs drop by an average of 14 percent in...
Brokers Keep Trucking Market Motoring Despite Insurer Exits September 18, 2017 By Andrea Wells Trucking serves as a barometer of the U.S. economy, representing 70.6 percent of all domestic freight transportation tonnage and $676...
Husband’s Death Spurs Widow’s $10M Suit Against Oregon Hospital, Doctors September 18, 2017 The widow of a Eugene, Ore., man who died five days before his 29th birthday seeks $10 million in a...
Risk Managers Cautious About Use of Drones September 18, 2017 When it comes to commercial drones usage, 61 percent of risk managers are concerned about the potential for invasion of...
Colorado Police Officer Arrested for Alleged Fraudulent Insurance Claims September 18, 2017 A Colorado police officer indicted by a state grand jury was arrested on multiple felony counts for allegedly lying about...
Judge Won’t Allow Challenge to Seattle’s Rideshare Driver Union Law September 4, 2017 A federal judge has rejected a challenge to Seattle’s first-in-the-nation law allowing drivers of ridesharing companies such as Uber and...
25 Years Later: How Florida’s Insurance Industry Has Changed Since Hurricane Andrew September 4, 2017 By Amy O'Connor Aug. 24, 1992 was anything but a typical Monday for Robert Reynolds as he drove through debris-filled roads and devastation...
Appeals Court Rules L.A. Lakers Not Entitled to Coverage in TCPA Suit September 4, 2017 By Don Jergler The U.S. Ninth Circuit court of Appeals affirmed in late August that the Los Angeles Lakers are not entitled to...