A Northern California jury ordered Chevron Corp. to pay the families of two brothers who died of cancer a combined $21.4 million after concluding the company failed to properly warn the men about the dangers of a toxic solvent they …
Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC has acquired Phoenix, Ariz.-based Lovitt & Touché. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Charlie Touché, Lovitt & Touché CEO since 1998, will lead MMA’s operations in Arizona and the firm will operate as Lovitt …
A forklift operator was killed when he was struck by a car during a business delivery. KCAL reports that the unidentified man in his 60s was making a delivery of live poultry in the Pacoima neighborhood of Los Angeles when …
Risk Strategies has appointed William Holden to oversee its Western regional operations. Risk Strategies’ western regional operations include offices in California and Oregon. Holden will be based in Burlingame, Calif. In his prior roles, Holden developed and trained sales teams …
AAIS (the American Association of Insurance Services), the only national not-for-profit insurance advisory organization governed by its member companies, has expanded its Cannabis Businessowners Policy (CannaBOP) program with a new filing in Colorado. CannaBOP debuted in California last year and …
Tokio Marine HCC has acquired in Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition of NAS represents the continuance of a partnership between NAS and the Tokio Marine Group. Tokio Marine HCC and …
A state House committee has rejected a bill that would have legalized recreational marijuana use in Montana. The Independent Record reported that the House Taxation Committee voted 12-6 last week to table House Bill 770, effectively killing the measure. Supporters …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency wrongly released to a contractor the personal information of 2.3 million survivors of devastating 2017 hurricanes and wildfires, potentially exposing the victims to identity fraud and theft, a government watchdog reported. The Homeland Security Department’s …
A federal jury awarded more than $700,000 in damages to a Hawaii man who sued a hospital, saying staff injected him against his will with anti-psychotic drugs that left him incapacitated for months. A jury in U.S. District Court unanimously …
Worley Claims Services LLC has acquired Eugene, Ore.-based Alacrity Renovation Services LLC from Lowe’s Companies Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Worley, based in Fishers, Indiana, is a provider of insurance claims management services in North America. Alacrity …
