Progressive to Pay $48M to New York Drivers Over Underpaid Total Loss Claims July 5, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Progressive Insurance has agreed to a $48 million settlement with a class of 93,000 New York policyholders who claim the...
Trucking Firm Owner’s Scheme to Lower Insurance Costs Hits Dead End July 5, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The owner of a New York trucking business who fabricated a supposedly independent Texas affiliate to circumvent his existing firm’s...
Court Rejects Broadway Producer’s Antitrust, Defamation Claims Against Union July 5, 2024 By Larry Neumeister An appeals court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a Tony Award-winning producer who claims that a union for actors...
Government Contractors Guidehouse, Nan McKay Pay $11.3M for Cybersecurity Failure July 5, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Two government consultants have paid more than $11 million to settle allegations that they failed to meet cybersecurity requirements in...
People Moves: Unison Risk Advisors Appoints Martinez; USI’s Engbert Joins Alliant July 3, 2024 Tony Martinez has been appointed to the new position of chief information officer for Unison Risk Advisors (URA) Inc., the...
Court Finds Virginia’s Punitive Damages Cap Applies Per-Plaintiff in Charlottesville Case July 3, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal appeals court has ruled that Virginia’s $350,000 punitive damages cap applies on a per-plaintiff basis in a case...
Connecticut’s Monroe Insurance Merges With Smith Brothers July 3, 2024 Monroe Insurance Center, Inc., an independent insurance and risk management agency in Monroe, Connecticut, has merged its operations with Smith...
Jury Awards $68.5M to Family of Worker Who Fell to Death at Philly Construction Site July 3, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A Philadelphia jury has awarded $68.5 million in damages to the widow and son of a 38-year-old construction worker who...
Marshall Elected Chair of Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission July 2, 2024 Wesley G. Marshall has been elected to a three-year term as chairman of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWC), effective...
Delaware Law to Allow Big Investors Greater Sway Over US Corporate Boards July 2, 2024 By Tom Hals Delaware is poised to adopt changes to its widely used corporate law that critics argue could weaken U.S. boards of...