Insurance Clusters Not Immune from Trade Secret Liability March 23, 2015 By Craig Robson An insurance cluster — sometimes called an alliance, network or aggregator — is a group of agents and brokers combined...
A.M. Best Downgrades South Carolina Farm Bureau Group Members March 23, 2015 A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength rating to B+ (Good) from B++ (Good) and the issuer credit ratings to...
Increased Chance of Big One in Long-Term Quake Forecast for California March 23, 2015 Chances that California will experience a magnitude 8 or larger earthquake in the next 30 years has increased from 4.7...
West Virginia Governor Signs Comparative Fault Legal Reform Bill March 23, 2015 Governor Earl Ray Tomblin has signed a bill changing legal protections when multiple parties are deemed at fault in a...
Lawsuit Says Oregon Woman’s Brain Tumor Sample for Biopsy Lost March 23, 2015 An Oregon woman has sued a Portland hospital for $900,000, alleging that a brain tumor sample set aside for biopsy...
Consumer Advocate: Florida Rideshare Proposal ‘Hell-on-Wheels’ March 23, 2015 The Consumer Federation of the Southeast (CFSE) has warned that consumers will be at significant risk if Florida legislators allow...
CEA Kicks off Earthquake Insurance Selling Program for Agents March 23, 2015 By Don Jergler The California Earthquake Authority has again kicked off its annual “Marketing Value Program,” in which the quasi-private earthquake insurer encourages...
Florida Ends Citizens’ Assessment Early March 23, 2015 Florida regulators are two years ahead of schedule in ending an assessment used to retire a bond issued by the...
Parents Settle with Liquor Store in Oklahoma Teen Drunk Driving Case March 23, 2015 Parents of a 17-year-old Oklahoman who was killed in a traffic accident in 2012 have been awarded $1.5 million in...
Mississippi on Road to Banning Texting-While-Driving March 23, 2015 By Jeff Amy Mississippi is one step closer to becoming the 45th state to ban texting while driving, after the state Senate overwhelming...