U.S. Supreme Court Rejects U. of Wisconsin Appeal in Patent Fight with Apple October 7, 2019 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a bid by the University of Wisconsin’s patent licensing arm to reinstate...
How Drones Are Digitally Transforming Insurance Claims Inspections and Workflows October 7, 2019 By Michael Park Somewhere in central Michigan, a pickup truck drives into a sleepy suburban neighborhood. An autonomous drone takes flight off the...
AssuredPartners Acquires Houston Benefits Firm, Healthcare Consultants October 7, 2019 Lake Mary, Florida-based AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired the employee benefits-focused firm, Healthcare Consultants Inc., located in Houston. The team of...
Excavation Company Fined $31K for Fatal Colorado Trench Collapse October 7, 2019 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined an excavation company for the deaths of two Colorado workers who were...
Supreme Court Denies Amazon Bid to Skirt State-Based Wage Claims for Security Frisks October 7, 2019 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Amazon.com’s bid to avoid a lawsuit seeking to ensure that warehouse...
Retrial for Founder in California Warehouse Fire That Killed 36 October 7, 2019 The founder of an artists’ work-live collective in the San Francisco Bay Area where a fast-moving fire trapped and killed...
Supreme Court Rejects Sempra’s Bid to Recover $379M from 2007 California Wildfire Payouts October 7, 2019 By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas & Electric Co...
Workers’ Compensation Rates to Decrease in Idaho for 2020 October 7, 2019 The Idaho Department of Insurance has approved a proposal for a 6.2 percent overall rate decrease to Idaho workers’ compensation...
Munich Re Backs Small Business Insurtech Next Insurance with $250 Million October 7, 2019 By Mark Hollmer Insurtech Next Insurance has pulled in a $250 million financing round from a single investor: Munich Re. Palo Alto-based Next...
New York Limousine Crash Victims’ Relatives Call for Stronger Regulations October 7, 2019 By Michael Hill Relatives of some of the 20 people killed in an upstate New York stretch limousine crash urged quick action on...