5th Circuit: Texas May Not Regulate Air Ambulance Fees August 10, 2021 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court ruled on Aug. 4 that the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation may not...
Texas Outlines Legislative Changes in SB 1367 Related to Property/Casualty Insurance August 10, 2021 Noting the passage in the 87th Legislature of Senate Bill 1367, which made changes to certain lines of insurance, the...
Court: Minnesota Healthcare Provider Must Pay $483K in Back Wages, Damages August 10, 2021 The U.S. Department of Labor reached an agreement in which a Minnesota healthcare provider will pay more than $480,000 to...
McGowan Acquires Assets of Michigan’s Arbanas & Associates August 10, 2021 The McGowan Companies (McGowan) acquired the assets of Arbanas & Associates (Arbanas) in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, effective Aug. 1....
People Moves: WSS Adds Brininstool in Texas; Skyward Specialty Expands With New Hires August 10, 2021 Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers Plano, Texas-based wholesale brokerage and general agency Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers (WSS), an XPT...
Worker Death Leads to $11K Fine for Oregon Winery August 10, 2021 Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Agency said this week it has fined a Dundee, Ore., winery $11,100 for alleged violations...
New Mexico Lawsuit Says Guards Mistook Dentures for Contraband, Beat Inmate August 10, 2021 A man was brutally beaten by corrections officers and denied medical treatment at a county jail in a small New...
People Moves: Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Hires AIG’s Blattner-Hoyle to Lead Trade Finance; QBE Names AXA XL’s France as Head of Property, Europe August 10, 2021 This edition of International People Moves covers appointments at two insurers: Swiss Re Corporate Solutions and QBE European Operations. A...
Supreme Court Last Hope for Bayer As It Loses Another Weedkiller Cancer Appeal August 10, 2021 By Ludwig Burger Bayer lost a third appeal against U.S. court verdicts that awarded damages to customers blaming their cancers on use of...
Blenheim Underwriting Launches Lloyd’s Managing Agency August 10, 2021 Blenheim Underwriting Ltd. announced it has received final approval and the necessary permissions from UK regulators and Lloyd’s to act...