Arch Insurance Says Policy Doesn’t Cover USC’s $215M Sex Abuse Settlement August 15, 2019 By Don Jergler Arch Specialty Insurance Co. is arguing in a recently filed a lawsuit that it shouldn’t have to cover the University...
Marijuana Access Reduces Opioid-Related Deaths: Research August 15, 2019 Marijuana access leads to reductions in opioid-related deaths, according to new research using data from 1999 through 2017. Investigators found...
Alera Group Acquires Benefit Commerce Group in Arizona August 15, 2019 Alera Group has acquired Benefit Commerce Group in Scottsdale, Ariz. All Benefit Commerce Group employees will continue operating out of...
Real Hurricane ‘Season Within a Season’ About to Begin August 15, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan Don’t be lulled by a quiet June and July, the real Atlantic hurricane season is about to kick off. The...
Mayor of Major California City Wants Gun Owners to Get Liability Insurance August 14, 2019 The mayor of San Jose has proposed requiring gun owners in the nation’s 10th largest city to carry liability insurance...
Oklahoma Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Fraud; Agrees to Pay $1M Restitution August 14, 2019 Prosecutors say an Oklahoma pharmacist has agreed to pay more than $1 million in restitution after pleading guilty to health...
Overdose Deaths Again Rise More in Urban Than Rural Communities August 14, 2019 By Mike Stobbe U.S. drug overdose deaths had been most common in Appalachia and other rural areas in recent years, but they are...
Nation’s Excess & Surplus Market Reports 13% Growth Through Midyear August 14, 2019 The nation’s excess and surplus lines insurance industry is growing almost 13 percent faster halfway through this year than it...
Hail and Lightning from Montana Weekend Thunderstorms Cause Damage August 14, 2019 Some Montana residents are cleaning up after a series of weekend thunderstorms that brought large hail, heavy rain and strong...
Missing Drive Has Health Patient Info of Nevada’s Largest Healthcare Provider August 14, 2019 The largest health care provider in northern Nevada says some of its patients’ private information was stored on a thumb...