Arizona City Receives $1M for Flood Control Project June 19, 2017 Flagstaff, Ariz., officials say $1 million provided by the federal government will be used for design work and related preparations...
High Agency Valuations Not Going Away, MarshBerry Exec Tells Conference June 19, 2017 By Don Jergler Valuations of insurance agencies are as high as they have ever been, and there does not appear to be any...
California Business Owner Nabbed in $32M Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme June 19, 2017 Detectives with the California Department of Insurance arrested Gina Marie Gregori, 55, of Lafayette, for allegedly underreporting payroll and duping...
Tech Targets Construction Risk Management June 19, 2017 By Andrea Wells Water sensors that detect leaks before a lot of damage is done, wearables that track workers’ whereabouts and video cameras...
Texas Attorney Indicted in Hail Claims Insurance Fraud Case June 19, 2017 A Texas attorney on June 5 was issued a 16-count indictment on charges of organized criminal activity, legal misconduct and...
Survey of Agents Reveals Underwriting Disconnect in Commercial Lines June 19, 2017 Independent agents want to talk about underwriting, and they’re urging their carriers to listen. Preliminary results from the 2017 Channel...
Fake Arkansas Insurance Broker Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison June 19, 2017 An Arkansas man who pretended to be an insurance broker and collected more than $1 million selling fake policies in...
U.S. P/C Insurance Industry Keeps Quiet on Trump Exit from Paris Climate Accord June 19, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry, which has been facing rising claims bills for extreme weather events, mostly reacted with silence...
Texas Ridesharing Bill Signed into Law June 19, 2017 A bill that preempts local regulations for ridesharing companies in Texas and replaces them with statewide standards has been signed...
Growing Number of Municipal Suits Over Opioids Face Uphill Battle June 19, 2017 By Nate Raymond A growing number of U.S. states, counties and cities are filing lawsuits accusing drug companies of deceptively marketing opioid painkillers...