An Arizona Supreme Court ruling in July may expose agents who write auto policies to malpractice lawsuits if they are accused of failing to inform their customers about uninsured and underinsured motorists coverage — even with a signed waiver acknowledging …
The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) recently issued a bulletin clarifying that an insurer or its appointed producer would be permitted to offer, in exchange for a referral of an insurance applicant, a referral fee or share the commission with a …
South Carolina’s highest court further reduced the penalty against a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary accused of deceptive marketing of an anti-psychotic drug. The decision was to substitute the verdict the court reached in February in order to correct a “mathematical …
CNA recently issued two new reports that examine the growing prescription opioid abuse epidemic and its effect on the U.S. workforce, focusing on the construction and manufacturing industries, which are particularly at risk for such abuse. The reports, Construction: Prescription …
The Tennessee Supreme Court has determined that, in health care liability lawsuits, the obligation to disclose the number of violations of the certificate of good faith requirement does not compel any disclosure if there are no previous violations. The court …
Producers, brokers and insurers are all targeted by cyber attackers looking for personal identifiable information (PII) that can be used to open fraudulent credit cards. To protect PII, in April the Cybersecurity (EX) Task Force of the National Association of …
Amy L. Parks has been appointed acting commissioner of the Nevada Department of Insurance. Parks’ appointment follows the resignation of former Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper. Parks has 11 years of experience with the state’s insurance division and this …
A Raleigh, N.C., man has been charged with eight counts of insurance fraud, eight counts of obtaining property by false pretense, four counts of attempting to obtain property by false pretense and four counts of providing a false statement on …
Released in late spring 2015, the movie San Andreas tells the story of massive earthquakes devastating California as a helicopter pilot and his (formerly estranged) wife try to find and rescue their daughter. Having defeated the likes of genetically engineered …
The Clark County School District in Nevada says it will pay a former insurance broker $1.65 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed the public agency ended the broker’s contract prematurely. Business Benefits Inc. sued the district in May 2014 …
