Tourist Suing Planet Hollywood in Vegas for Mannequin Scare Injury June 5, 2017 A tourist is suing a Las Vegas Strip hotel, claiming a life-sized mannequin in his darkened room caused him to...
Properties of Arkansas Police, Firefighters Target of Suspicious Fires June 5, 2017 Authorities in a small Arkansas town say local police and firefighters are being targeted by suspicious fires and vandalism. No...
California Division of Workers’ Compensation Suspends Two, Including Drobot June 5, 2017 California’s Department of Industrial Relations and the Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended two more medical providers from participating in...
Oklahoma Court Affirms Employer’s Right to Choose Provider June 5, 2017 An Oklahoma civil appeals court ruled in favor of an employer and its insurer by upholding an order by the...
Swiss Re Places $925M Cat Bond for California Earthquake Authority June 5, 2017 Swiss Re Capital Markets Corp. has successfully structured and placed the issuance of $925 million of insurance-linked securities for the...
Louisiana, Arkansas Enact Flooding Emergency Rules June 5, 2017 Both Louisiana and Arkansas recently enacted emergency regulations aimed at protecting insureds in the aftermath of devastating floods in those...
California Commissioner Lowers Workers’ Comp Pure Premium June 5, 2017 California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones issued a revised advisory pure premium rate, lowering the benchmark to $2.02 per $100 of...
90% of Louisiana Parishes Declared Disaster Areas in Last 18 Months June 5, 2017 In advance of the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, the Louisiana Department of Insurance pointed out that over the...
South Carolina Insurance Director Farmer Elected as NAIC Secretary-Treasurer June 5, 2017 South Carolina Insurance Director Ray Farmer was elected to fill the position of secretary-treasurer of the National Association of Insurance...
Texas ‘Industrial Insureds’ Bill Signed into Law June 5, 2017 The Texas Legislature has passed a bill exempting certain commercial insureds from the requirement that agents make a “diligent effort”...