Accusers Oppose $35M Weinstein Insurance Settlement of Sexual Misconduct Claims September 3, 2020 By Tom Hals Lawyers for Harvey Weinstein’s bankrupt film studio on Wednesday presented a revised proposal to settle sexual misconduct claims against the...
Switzerland Freezes $900M Belonging to Angolan Insurance Executive September 3, 2020 By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Noah Browning Switzerland has frozen $900 million held in accounts belonging to a top Angolan businessman as part of a money-laundering investigation,...
Missouri’s COVID-19 Lawsuit Against China Stalled in Federal Court September 2, 2020 By Dan Margolies More than four months after Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt sought to hold China and the Chinese Communist Party accountable...
Louisiana’s Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Adds Skaggs, Boniol, Perkins September 2, 2020 Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Co., based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has hired Jeff Skaggs as senior vice president of Underwriting and...
Utility to Pay $1.5M to Settle Pollution Issues at Southwestern Indiana Plant September 2, 2020 Indianapolis Power & Light Co. has agreed to pay more than $1.5 million in penalties to resolve pollution issues at...
North Dakota Dems Endorse New Candidate for Insurance Commissioner Post September 2, 2020 North Dakota Democrats have endorsed a new candidate for insurance commissioner after the state Supreme Court ruled the party’s initial...
California Wildfire Bills Expire as Legislature Recesses, But One Bill Expected to Return September 2, 2020 By Don Jergler Several major wildfire bills were left on the table when the California Legislature ended its session earlier this week, but...
Cannabis Broker Spotlight: AlphaRoot’s Bock Approaches Space with Teacher Mindset September 2, 2020 By Don Jergler Editor’s note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how...
Topa in California Names Tillinghast Vice President & Chief Information Officer September 2, 2020 Calabasas, Calif.-based Topa Insurance Group has named Tracy Tillinghast vice president and chief information officer. Tillinghast will be responsible for...
Mississippi City Hit by April Tornado Awaiting Repayment for $1.45M Cleanup Costs September 2, 2020 A southwest Mississippi city has paid $1.45 million to clean up from an April 23 tornado and now awaits reimbursement...