Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Ridesharing Law June 5, 2017 Georgia’s highest court has handed a victory to ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a...
Research Group Says Oklahoma’s Deteriorated Roads, Bridges Cost Motorists $5B June 5, 2017 A national transportation research group says deteriorated and congested roads and bridges in Oklahoma cost the state’s motorists $5 billion...
Tennessee Insurance Producer Fined $400K for Misappropriating Client Premiums June 5, 2017 The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) has taken disciplinary action against Carey R. Carroll Jr., a Knoxville-based former...
Texas Lawmakers Pass ‘Hailstorm’ Litigation Bill June 5, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones Legislation backed by the insurance industry and some Texas business groups that curtails the ability of policyholders to sue insurance...
IBHS: Attached Structures often Magnify Damage June 5, 2017 Structures attached to manufactured homes fail about 80 percent of the time during high wind conditions such as tornadoes and...
Oklahoma Oil and Gas Worker Safety Alliance Renewed June 5, 2017 U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mid Continent Exploration and Production Safety Network have renewed an...
Wholesale Associations NAPSLO, AAMGA Merging to Form WSIA May 15, 2017 By Andrea Wells Things are moving forward for a new insurance industry trade association for the wholesale, specialty and surplus lines insurance industry....
American Family Disagrees with Jury Finding that Agents Are Employees May 15, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones A federal jury in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 18 determined that thousands of agents with Madison, Wisconsin-based (AmFam) are employees,...
Insurance Industry-Backed Storm Damage Bill Passes Texas House May 15, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones The passage in the Texas House of a bill limiting liability for property insurance companies sued by policyholders following weather...
Tech Talk: How to Use Digital Body Language May 15, 2017 By Tom Wetzel “When the eyes say one thing, and the tongue another, a practiced man relies on the language of the first.”...